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Its Business Facilities and its Advantages as a Place of 
Residence and Summer Resort. 





Press of The Courier Cfimpaiiy, Buffalo, N". Y. 




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INCORPORATED 1819. CHARTER PERPETUAL. 

FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE. 



/ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY 



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PAID UP CAPITAL, . . . $3,000,000 
TOTAL ASSETS, $7,000,000. 

LOSSES PAID IN. 61 YEARS, . . . $51,000,000. 

E. P. DORR, GeN'L AOENT. 
Office in JEtna Building, first floor, corner Lloyd and Prime Sts., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



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LORENZO DIMICK, 

GENERAL AGENT of the 

Continental Insurance Co. 

Of NEW YORK CITY, and the 

"NEW ENGLAND UNDERWRITERS," 

COMPOSED OF THE 

SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY 

Of NEW HAVEN, Conn., and the 

Providence Washington Insurance Company, 

Of PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



B^- Risks taken and Policies issued on Shipments by the Lakes, Southern and West- 
ern Rivers, Canals and Raih-oads. 



Office, ]^o. S5 Central Wharfs BUFFALO, N. Y. 



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CITY OF BUFFALO 



Compliments of the 

BOAR D OF TRADE, 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 



MANUFACTORIES -ITS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PARKS, 

STREETS AND HOTELS— ITS LAKE, CANAL AND 

RAILROAD COMMERCE, AND ITS 

LIVE STOCK TRADE. 

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BUFFALO : 
PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM THURSTONE. 

The Courier Company, Printers, 197 Main Street. 

1880. 



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INCORPORATED 1819. CHARTER PERPETUAL. 



FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE. 



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PAID UP CAPITAL, . . . $3,000,000 
TOTAL ASSETS, $7,000,000. 

— T.na«-RS PAT-D IN 61 YEARS, . . . $51,000,0 



GENERAL AGENT OF the 



Continental Insurance Co. 

Of NEW YORK CITY, and the 

"NEW ENGLAND UNDERWRITERS," 

COMPOSED OF THE 

SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY 

Of NEW HAVEN, Conn., and the 

providence Washington Insurance Company, 

Of PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



^^° Risks taken and Policies issued on Shipments by tlie Lakes, Southern and West- 
ern Rivers, Canals and Railroads. 



Office, No. 35 Central Wharfs BUFFALO, N. Y. 



THE 



CITY OF BUFFALO 



ITS SURROUNDINGS. 



ITS BUSINESS FACILITIES AND ITS ADVANTAGES AS A PLACE OF RESI- 
DENCE AND SUMMER RESORT— ITS RAILROADS, ELEVATORS AND 
MANUFACTORIES-ITS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PARKS, 
STREETS AND HOTELS— ITS LAKE, CANAL AND 
RAILROAD COMMERCE, AND ITS 
LIVE STOCK TRADE. 




BUFFALO : 
PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM THURSTONE. 

The Courier Company, Printers, 197 Main Street. 

1880. 



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BUFFALO BOARD OF TRADE. 



Constituted January 16, 1844. Incohporated March 7, 1857. 



LIST OF TRUSTEES. 

Elected April 13, 1880. 

JOHN B. MANNING, GEORGE R. TELLER, 

NATHANIEL ROCHESTER, GEORGE B. MATHEWS, 

GEORGE SANDROCK, ALBERT L. LOTHRIDGE, 

WILLIS C. JACUS, CHARLES F. STERNBERG, 

SETH G. COWLES, ROSWELL R. BUCK, 

WALTER J. GIBSON, JAMES W. WHITNEY, 
HENRY C. FRENCH. 



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OFFICERS. 



President, GEORGE SANDROCK. 

Vice-President, JOHN B. MANNING. 

Treasurer, NATHANIEL ROCHESTER. 

Secretary, WILLIAM THURSTONE. 

Honorary Counsel, GEORGE B. HIBBARD. 



Finance Committee. — John B. Manning, Charles F. Sternberg, James W. Whitney. 

Ways and Means Committee. — George B. Mathews, Albert L. Lothridge, Walter 
J. Gibson. 

Market Reports, Telcyrams, etc.. Committee. — Willis C. Jacus, Nathaniel Rochester, 
Henry C. French. 

Appeal Committee.— Artuvu D. Bissell, Charles G. Curtiss, Thomas Chester. 

Reference Committee. — Silas H. Fish, Frank W. Fiske, Niles Case. 

Rooms and Fixtures Committee. — Roswell R. Buck, Seth G. Cowles, George R. 
Teller. 

Floor Committee. — Ben.iamin F. Bruce, M. L. Crittenden, Arthur D. Bissell. 

Flour Committee. — Conway W. Ball, George Urban, Jr., Francis J. Henry. 

Grain Weighing Committee. — Edwin T. Evans, Jewett M. Richmond, Robert Mont- 
gomery, Edward Gallagher, Charles Ensign. 

Orain Inspecting Comrnittee. —Gkorge Sandrock, Edward W. Fames, Charles J . Mann. 

Weighmaster. — Junius S. Smith. 

Inspector of Orain. — James S. McGowan. 

Inspector of Flour. — John G. Heinold. 

Inspector of Provisions. — Joseph W. Phillips. 



BUFFALO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. 



THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 



Buffalo for many j'ears has been called the " Queen City of the Lakes," and well merits 
that proud appellation. It is a port of entry and the capital of Erie county, State of New York, 
at the eastern extremity of Lake Erie, at the head of Niagara River and at the mouth of 
Buffalo River, in lat. 43° .53' N., long. 7S° .5.5' W., about 393 miles N. W. of New York city;— 
with a water front of two and a half miles on the lake and of the same extent on Niagara 
River. 

Buffalo has one of the finest harbors on the lakes. It is formed by the Buffalo River, a 
small stream, which is navigable for about one mile from its mouth. The entrance is protected 
by a breakwater, which is 1,500 feet long, upon the south side of the river; and there is also 
another on the north side, by which a capacious harbor is made. In 1869, the United States 
Government began the construction of an outside harbor, by building a breakwater, designed 
to be 4,000 feet long, fronting the entrance of Buffalo River, at the distance of about half a 
mile from shore; nearly two-thirds of the breakwater is completed. In addition, there are a 
large number of slips, docks and basins for the accommodation of shijiping and canal boats. 

The advantages of Buffalo, in a commercial point of view, are obvious. Its location at the 
foot of Lake Erie, whose waters unite with the Hudson River and the seaboard by tlu Erie 
Canal, and the centering of many important railroads in its midst, are a sufficient assurance 
of a continuance of its pi-esent business prosperity and future growth. 

The State census returns for 1875, places the population of the city at only 134,573 and of 
the county 199,570. The estimated population of the city on the first of January, 1880, was 
1.55,000. 

The earliest notice of the present site of Buffalo, may be found in the travels of Baron La 
Houtan. He ascended the Niagara River into Lake Erie, on the fifteenth of August, 1687, 
more than a hundred years prior to the first settlement of the city. He advised the French 
Government to build a fort here, and, in anticipation of its construction, named it "Fort Sup- 
pose" on the map accompanying his travels. 

This fort was intended as a check against the neighboring Iroquois and Seneca Indians. In 
1795, La Rochefoucault Lianconkt, a French nobleman, says that "at the port on Lake Erie 
(Buffalo) there was a small collection of four or five houses." On the map of the Holland 
Land Company's Purchase, drawn in 1800, the present site of Buffalo is designated as New 
Amsterdam. The village, however, was not laid out and the survey completed until 1804. 
The first lot sold contained half an acre and brought $135.00. 

On April 2, 1813, the village was incorporated, and in the same year, on December 30th, 
was burned, with the exception of two houses, by a force of British troops and their Indian 
allies, who crossed from Canada at Black Rock. 

In 1833, Buffalo became an incorporated city, and is now divided into thirteen wards, with 
two aldermen to each ward. The principal officers are a Mayor, Comptroller, Clerk, Attorney, 
Treasurer, Park and Street Commissioners, Engineer, Superintendent of Education, Assessors, 
Overseer of the Poor, Commissioner of Public Buildings, Board of Water Commissioners, 



Commissioners of City and County Hall, and Police Justice. For Police purposes the city 
is divided into precincts. The Fire department is under the managemejit of a Superintendent 
and assistants. 

Previous to 1832 all the schools were known as district schools of the town of Buffalo. 
The first school-house was erected in 1806 by gratuitous labor and material contributed by 
the early settlers, ^nd was located at the corner of Cayuga (now Pearl) and Swan streets. 
The number of public schools in existence, including the Central, January 1, 1880, was 44; 
number of teachers, 440; average number of pupils in attendance daily, about 1.5,000; and the 
amount paid for this department by the city for the year ending December 31, 1879, was 
$308,700.57, including salaries, $280,277.1.5. The State Normal School and Normal School of 
Practice is also located here. There are also about forty private academies, colleges and 
schools, including the Medical Department of the University of Buffalo, a college established 
for the study of medicine; the Homeopathic Medical Society and the College of Rational 
Medicine, the Buffalo Female Academy, the Buffalo Classical School, the Heathcote School, 
St. Joseph's and many other Roman Catholic schools, the Holj- Angel's Academy, the Cauisius 
and St. Joseph's colleges. These are all well patronized and are reported to be in good 
financial condition. It may be well to note that the Centi-al Public School curriculum includes 
the languages. 

The commercial advantages of Buffalo are well known, derived from its favorable relative 
position with the numerous points from which are drawn its receipts of flour, grain, coal, ore, 
oil, cattle, hogs, etc., and the ready means for the distribution of the.se articles by lake, canal 
and railroads; added to which facilities are the benefits of cheap fuel, an excellent and 
abundant water supply, rapid elevating and transfer of grain, quick handling of coal, extensive 
storage facilities and dockage with ample liarbor accommodations. The healthy climate, 
(shown by its vital statistics,) handsome streets and driveways, magnificent pai-k system, its 
public libraries, art gallery, museum, theatres, hospitals aufl benevolent institutions of all 
kinds, churches and fine public Iniildings, comlnne to render Buffalo a most desirable resort 
for the pleasure and health-seeker, and a home for the capitalist and the laboring classes. Its 
close proxunity to Niagara Falls, added to the delightful and romantic lake and river scenery, 
contributes greatly to its attractions. 

The Buffalo street railroads comprise two main lines, one 4% miles, and the other about 3>^ 
miles in length. The branch lines aggregate nearly 9)^ miles of rail. 

Buffalo ranks as the third city in the State, but in commercial importance .she nuist be 
deemed second only to the metropolis. It is no wonder that her citizens are pi-oud of her 
position and manifold advantages. With very few equals in the world as a grain port, its 
terminal facilities are very extensive and complete. Grain is receiveil, transferred, stored 
and forwarded with greater dispatch than at any other port in this country. The river for 
about a mile from its mouth is lined with innnense elevators and floaters, provided with all of 
the most improved appliances for handling cereals. The transfer of grain cargoes from 
vessels into storehouses and canal boats prior to 1843, was done by manual labor, being raised 
from the hold in tubs and bags. In that year Mr. Joseph Dart erected the first elevator ever 
built for storing and transferring grain, with a storage capacity of .55,000 l)ushels, and a 
transfer capacity of 15,000 bushels per day, near the mouth of Buffalo River. Now there are 
30 elevators, 6 transfer elevators and fioaters, 32 in all, most of which are massive structures 
costing in the aggregate about $5,000,000. Their combined storage capacity .reaches 6,265,000 
bushels, while their daily transfer capacity is 2,500,000 bushels. That is to say, the elevators 
of Buffalo are capable of receiving from lake vessels and transferring to canal boats and cars 
nearly 3,000,000 of bushels of grain every twenty -four hours. Much has been said and written 
against these Buffalo elevators, but the fact that they furnish such excellent facilities to carriers 
and shippers, insm-ing quick dispatch and freedom from costly delays, is an advantage that 
can be scarcely overestimated. These elevators are owned by private individuals, excepting 
that the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad corporation owns two of the largest, 
and the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad one. Several of these elevators have 
machinery attached, whereby 60,000 to 70,000 bushels of wet or damaged grain can be dried 
evei-y twenty-four hours. The grain trade has steadily increased for years. Last season's 
receipts were the largest on record, aggregating by lake and rail 140,000,000 bushels. The 
facilities for forwarding this vast amount of grain are as extensive as the terminal facilities. 



The capacity of the canal has never been fully tested, 'and the shipments of 1878, which, 
were the largest ever reported, and reached 59,000,000 bushels, were forwarded with as little 
effort as the 30,000,000 bushels shipped in 1875. This fact is accounted for by the deepening 
and improvement of the canal so as to permit of the passage of boats with increased speed. 
The canal and railway competition thus afforded always insures cheap rates. The Central 
and the Erie railroads give much attention to conveying grain, and each moves large quan- 
tities received by lake as well as its through shipments. Their tracks run directly into the 
elevators, so that there is no carting and no handling outside of the elevator. It is no 
unconunon thing to see a large lake vessel being unloaded and two canal boats and two ti'ains 
of freight cars being loaded at the same time. 

There are four large steaml)oat lines plying regularly between this port and the ports of 
Lakes Huron, Superior and Michigan. They are the Union, the Western Transportation, the 
Commercial and the Anchor lines. Their combined fleets number several first-class steamers, 
some of vvhieli are as large as the average ocean steamships, having a capacity ranging from 
2,000 to 2,500 tons. With the completion of the Government improvements in the Detroit 
River, which are well advanced, the appearance of 3,000-ton vessels in Buffalo harbor will not 
be an unusual sight. In addition to the vessels of these lines, there is an almost innumerable 
fleet of steam barges, with consorts, and sailing vessels, many of which are noble ships. With 
a heavy down movement of flour, grain, iron and copper ore and lumber, and a large and 
steady up movement of coal, salt and merchandise, Buffalo bids fair to alwaj's occupy a front 
place among the great commercial cities of the continent. 

Manufacturing interests are attracting as much attention at present as the other branches 
of business mentiuned. The admirable location for manufacturing and the necessity for 
diversified industries have induced Buffalo capitalists to invest large amounts of money in 
furnaces, i-olling mills and factories of various kinds. With the lakes stretching to the west- 
ward and the canal to the eastward, together with the New York Central, the New York, Lake 
Erie and Western, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia railways leading East and the 
Lake Shore, the Canada Southei-n, the Great Western, Grand Trunk and the Buffalo and 
Southwestern running West, facilities are furnished for shipping manufactured products to 
all parts of the country, at low rates of freight that are not surpassed by those of any other 
city in the country'. Buffalo, also, occupies a position between the coal and iron fields of 
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the iron mines of Lakes Supeiior and Champlain |that is very 
advantageous. The various kinds of iron ore required to produce the best results and coal 
and coke are laid down here at minimum rates. Manufacturing has made rapid strides of 
late years. The stove works located here are the largest in the world. The iron and nail 
and the malleable iron works, tlie planing mills, the grape sugar woi-ks, the chemical works 
and fertilizer works are among the largest establishments of the kind in the country. 

To these must be added the car wheel works, the marine and other engine works, iron 
bridge building, the manufactories of water-mains and gas-pipes, chains, mills and mill- 
furnishiiig goods, threshing machines and agricultural implements, stamped hardware goods, 
ref rigei-ators and bird cages ; tanneries ; bocjt and shoe and furniture factories ; .soap makers ; 
pork packing houses ; edge-tool and hinge factories ; children's and other carriages ; organs 
and melodeons are made extensively, and other industries too numerous to mention ; ship- 
building is also carried on to a large extent. 

The wholesale mercantile establishments embrace every kind and the business transacted 
is immense. The banking facilities are very good, with an aggregated capital of $2,700,000, 
and other resources equally large. The last official returns from the four savings' banks show 
the deposits therein to aggregate $18,241,569. The three local insurance companies are pros- 
perous and with a high I'eputation. 

The three principal daily newspapers are the Courier, Commercial Advertiser, and the 
Express ; the first named is Democratic, the second and third Republican. There are several 
German dailies, besides many religious and secular weekly journals. 

The total indebtedness of the city on the first of January, 1880, was $7,416,195.96. 

The malting interest is a very important one ; twenty -four malt-houses were in operation 
last year, turning out over 2,000,000 bushels of malt, and the brewei-s manufactured 500,000 
bushels in addition— a total product of 2,500,000 bushels. The imports of barley from Canada 
during the past season were about 1,220,000 bushels. 



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In the latter part of the year 1880 two pipe lines will compete for the transportation of 
crude petroleum from the Bradford oil district, and it is expected that the refining industry 
of this city will attain large proportions. 

The Board of Trade is an important institution. Its rooms are situated at Central Wharf, 
on the river front. This organization was formed in 1844 and incorporated in 1857. It is 
expected that in the near future a handsome and commodious edifice will be erected up-town 
for the meetings of the members. 

The East Bufi'alo live stock trade is of great importance. The yards for the accommoda- 
tion of all descriptions of stock cover fifty -two acres of ground, are all paved and provided 
with the requisite sheds to protect stock from the weather and chutes for loading and unload- 
ing stock. This business gives employment to a large number of men and boys. Notwith- 
standing the great competition of rival cities, Buffalo has held its own as a center in the trade. 
Its present magnitude and recent growth is shown on page 22. 

The system of water supply and works is one of the best on this continent and thus far 
have cost $3,000,000. The water is brought through a tunnel extending into the middle of 
Niagara River, thus insuring absolute purity. The construction of this tunnel and its inlet 
pier was a work of great magnitude, requiring the best engineering skill. The Holly Water 
Works .system is also in use, and further improvements, at a cost of $250,000, are contem- 
plated. 

Another tunnel under the Niagara River, for railroad purposes, is often talked of and its 
construction is only a question of time, since the great International Bridge is inadequate to 
the accommodation of all the railroad traflSc between Buffalo and Canada. This bridge was 
opened November 8, 1873, and was built by a joint Canadian and American company, at a 
cost of $1,. 500,000. It is nearly three-quarters of a mile in length, and the construction of the 
central portion was attended with great difficulty, owing to the rapid current of the river. 

Among the institutions in which special interest is taken are the Young Men's Association, 
with its large circulating library ; the Society of Natural Sciences, which possesses a fine 
museum, free to the public ; the Grosvenor Library, another free institution : the Historical 
Society, the archives of which are full of valuable material relating to the early history of 
the city and of Western New York ; the Pine Arts Academy, which owns many fine works 
of art, and the Decorative Art Society, which is doing excellent work. 

The Buflblo Driving Park Association has one of the best and fastest tracks in the country. 
It is the track on which Dexter 's and Goldsmith Maid's best records were made, and on which 
Rarus trotted in the unequaled time of 3.13}^— the fastest on record. Buffalo also boasts a 
first-class base ball club, a well-organized yacht club, rowing clubs, archery clubs, the polo 
club which defeated the Westchesters, with James Gordon Bennett, Esq., at their head, and 
other similar organizations. 

The City and County Hall, built at a cost of $1,400,000 and dedicated in March, 1876, stands 
on a site bounded by Delaware, Franklin, Eagle and Church streets, and the siu-rounding 
grounds are laid out and terraced in an artistic and ornamental manner. The buildmg is of 
granite, with a tower containing an electrical illuminated clock, and is adorned with four 
representative statues. It is three stories high, not including a finished basement, and fur- 
nishes quarters for all the city and county officers as well as the courts. The Common Council 
Chamber is very hand.some and commodious. The new Jail, finished last year, stands at the 
junction of Delaware and Church streets, facing the City Hall. The two buildings are very 
similiar in external appearance, and are connected by an underground passage. 

The State Insane Asylum is slowly progressing toward completion, and is an ornament to 
the locality where it is located. The Erie County Penitentiary and the Almshouse are model 
institutions of their kind ; the latter has an insane asylum attached. 

The several hospitals, the homes for invalids, women and children, the deaf and dumb 
and orphan asylums and kindred benevolent associations are well managed and have com- 
fortable and roomy buildings. 

The Charity Organization, the Guild of the Good Samaritan and the Creche are admirable 
institutions, and were founded under the auspices of the Rev. Stephen Humphreys Gurteen. 

There are many fine edifices in the city, among the most prominent are the Custom House, 
the German Insurance, Manufactures' and Traders' Bank and Young Men's Association 
Buildings; the Erie County, Western and Buffalo Savings Banks and Pierce's Palace Hotel. 



The new depots of the New York Central and Erie raihoads are commodious and ornamental. 
Several of the banks are located in very handsome edifices, and many merchants have 
imposing business blocks. The buildings of the Courier, Commercial Advertiser and 
ExjJr-ess newspapers indicate prosperity. Tlie Academy of Music is old-fashioned exterioi-ly, 
but the interior is all that could be desired, both for the comfort of the audience as well as 
for scenic representations, and is ably managed. St. James Hall has been renovated and 
improved, with new scenery added, and meets all the i-equirements necessary for comfort. 
The Adelphi Theatre is a cosy place and successfully carried on. 

Buffalo has long been celebrated for the elegance of its private residences, which can be 
found in nearly every part of the city, especially on Delaware, Main, Franklin, North, and 
other avenues on the west side. The grounds attached to these homes are kept with great 
care. The noble trees which line the walks of the main thoroughfares add greatly to the 
beauty of the city. 

The churches and places of worship number over one hundred, divided according to 
denominations as follows : Catholic. 31; Episcopal, 13; Baptist, 11; Methodist, lo; Presby- 
terian, 13; Jewish, 3; Universalist and Unitarian, 3 each; I>utheran' German Evangelical and 
all others, 35. The most beautiful edifice in the city is St. Paul's Cathedral (Protestant 
Episcopal); it is a brown stone edifice of the Gothic style of architecture, and has a tall, 
graceful spire, containing a fine chime of bells. A stranger passing though Main street during 
the warm mouths will have his attention attracted to the church by the loud twittering of 
hundreds of swallows who make their nests in the mass of foliage which has grown over the 
chancel walls. St. Jo.seph's Roman Catholic Cathedral and the episcopal residence adjoining 
are imposing piles of light-colored stone. The cathedral is noted for its chimes. St. Louis 
and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churches, St. John's, Ascension and Christ Episcopal Churches, 
Westminster Presbyterian and Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Churches are all fine 
edifices and the interiors are beautiful in decoration and furniture. 

The city of Buffalo has all the favorable conditions for health, longevity and mental and 
physical vigor that can be desired, unequaled by any city in the United States. The climate 
is salubrious, of a uniform temperature, without extremes of either heat and cold, the mercury 
scarcely ever rising above 84 degrees or falling below zero. The death-rate is as low as any 
city in the world, only 13.9 per 1,000. It has many special advantages as a summer resort, 
which of late years have been quite largely appreciated. Situated within twenty-two miles 
of Niagara Falls, the trip by rail on the several railroads is too short to be fatiguing, and 
the return trip in the evening is always pleasant, as the traveler gets the benefit of the 
fresh air from Niagara River during most of the distance. The drive to the Falls is very 
fashionable at times during the season, and when the grand idea of a boulevard connecting 
the city with the village of Niagara Falls is realized, it will be still more so. On Grand Island 
there are several private club houses and places of resort. Everybody in Buffalo goes "down 
the river" more or less dui-ing the season, and several wealthy citizens own private steam 
yachts. One of the most attractive drives is that which leads to the "Front" — now a part 
of the park system — a noble bluff above the bank of the Niagara, which commands an 
extensive view of the lake and river, and also of the harbor and portions of the city. The 
tall tower of Pierce's Palace Hotel is close by, and from that elevated point on a fine day 
the distant Chautauqua hills are visible in one direction, and the spray of Niagara Falls can 
be seen in another. Buffalo is about seventy miles distant by rail from Chautauqua Lake, 
while a trip of less than thirty miles will take the traveler to Lewiston, Niagara City, and 
the shores of Lake Ontario. These points are much visited during the season by excursionists. 
The distance by lake from Buffalo to Cleveland is 174 miles, to Toledo 364 miles, to Detroit 
255 miles, to Bay City 463 miles, to Chicago 888 miles, to Duluth 991 miles, and to Milwaukee 
833 miles. 

An act authorizing the selection and location of certain grounds for public parks, and to 
provide for their maintenance and embelUshment, was passed by the State Legislature in 1869, 
and lands were selected and appraised at $305,157.85. Messrs. Olmsted & Vaux, of New York, 
were engaged to prepare plans; Mr. Geo. R. Radford was selected as engineer and Mr. William 
McMillan was secured a.s superintendent. No time was lost in getting the great work under 
way, and to-day the city has a park on a scale sufficient to meet the demands of a large and 
rapidly-growing population and one that will compai'e favorably with any on the continent. 



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The commissioners have always been mindful of the public, interests and have fully appreciated 
the responsibility of their position. There has been no lavish expenditure of money and good 
judgment has characterized their work. The total area of the lands used is 600 2-10 acres, 
embracing the Lake, Meadow, Parade. Front, Niagara square, Pro.spect hill. North street 
circle, Bidwell place, Chapin place. Soldiers' place, Agassiz place, the Bank, Humboldt, 
Bidwell, Chapin and Lincoln parkways, Fillmore, Porter and Richmond avenues. The 
parkways are from 1,695 to 11,097 feet in length, and the beds are of stone and gravel, rolled 
hard and smooth and graded. They are each 100 feet wide. The Lake takes iip forty-six and 
a half acres and was formed by damming Scajaquada Creek and by excavating. With its 
miniature islands, its bays and coves, the boat-house, well stocked with row-boats, and a float 
for the band, it is difficult to find a more romantic and picturesque spot. The popularity of the 
place is attested by the crowds of people to be seen there summer evenings. When the 
Parade Refectory (since burned) was first opened to the public fuUy 1.5,000 people, principally 
Germans, congregated there. The buildings were of wood and covered an area of 28,000 
square feet. There were spacious verandas and pavilion wings, a roomy ball and concert 
room, saloon, dining halls, waiting rooms, etc. On the east end was a tower 13S feet high, 
from the observatory of which a fine view of the harbor, city and suburban district could be 
obtained. This costly and unique structure has been replaced by a less pretentious building 
which is used for similar purposes. It is a popular resort for the Germans, particularly on 
Sundays. Adjacent to the main park where the lake is situated is Forest Lawn Cemetery — 
solemn, grand and beautiful. The new State Insane Asylum, an imposing brown stone and 
brick structure rapidly nearing completion, is on the opposite side of the main park. About 
$1,500,000 have been expended on the parks, including the amount paid for the land. 

The following interesting statistics will give some idea of the vast commerce of Buffalo. 



ERRATUM. 
On page 20, 8th line from bottom of second column, read "Grand total, bush. 44,101,689." 



TR/VDE AND COMMERCE OF BUFFALO, 



LAKE AND RAILROAD COMMERCE. 



Summary. 

The receipts of flour and grain in 1879 by- 
lake at Buffalo aggregated 78,891,151 bushels, in- 
cluding flour reduced to its equivalent in wheat; 
the largest on record, excepting last year, when 
the figures were 84,090,939 bushels. The re- 
ceipts by the steamer International were for- 
merly added to the lake movement, but since 
the opening of the International bridge at 
Black Rock no statistics have been kept of the 
imports by the railroads at that point. 

The business of the Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern Railroad largely increased. The flour 
and grain movement this year was 4.5,201,300 
bushels as compared with 33,508,300 bushels in 
1878. The tonnage of the other articles enu- 
merated shows very favorably when contrasted 
with last year's figures. The other railroads 
centering here do not make any reports by 
which the amount of their tonnage can be as- 
certained. 

The aggregate receipts for 1879 by lake and 
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad 
were 123,992,451 bushels of grain against 117,- 
599,239 bushels in 1878, a gain of 6,393,212 
bushels in favor of this year. 

The growth ofthe grain trade of Buffalo is 
briefly shown by the following figures: In 1836 
the receipts by lake were 1,239,351 bushels; in 
1846, 13,366,108 bushels; in 18.56, 25,753,967 
bushels; in 1866, 53,388,087 bushels; in 1876, 
50.074,648 bushels; in 1877, 6.5,199,201 bushels; 
in 1878, 84,046,052 bushels, and in 1879, 78,86.5,- 
354 bushels. The aggregate receipts by lake of 
flour and grain from 1836 to 1879 inclusive 
were 1,. 526, 266, 2.53 bushels. 

The lumber trade makes an excellent exhibit. 
It will be noticed that the imports and exports 



were generally larger, and prices correspond- 
ingly improved with the increased business. 
The stocks on hand are much larger than at 
this time last year, in anticipation of continued 
activity in the building trade. 

The coal trade has made the greatest progress 
of any branch of commerce The imports of 
anthracite aggregate 1,092,134 tons, bituminous 
673,670 tons, and Blossburg 62,000 tons; total, 
1,827,804 tons; an increase of about one-third 
over the imports of 1878. The exports by lake 
show a corresponding improvement. The 
manufacturing demand was very large, indic- 
ative of increased activity, and the domestic 
consumption was a little ahead of 1878. 

The shipments of grain from the elevators 
by railroads connected therewith aggregate 
16,308, .526 bushels; for the corresponding period 
in 1878 the movement was 19,136,668 bushels; a 
falling off this year of 2,828,142 bushels. 

The exports by lake for the past season in- 
clude 580,646 tons of coal, 103,8.58 barrels of 
cement and plaster, 222,778 barrels and 26,372 
tons of salt, and 525 tons of railroad iron ; a 
gain over the business of 1878 of 249,474 tons 
of coal, 22,145 barrels of cement and plaster, 
and nearly 40,000 barrels of salt. The tonnage 
of other western-bound freight carried by pro- 
pellers was the largest ever known. 

The first arrival at this port by lake in 1879 
was the steam barge Enterprise from Dresden, 
Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, April 24th. 
The Straits of Mackinaw were reported open 
the same day. Propellers commenced depart- 
ing hence for upper lake ports on the 28th of 
April, but the ice blockade soon occurred at 
this end of Lake Erie, and free navigation was 
not secured until May the 18th. 



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Lake freights on grain from Chicago to Buf- 
falo fluctuated considerably during the season ; 
opening at Gc for wheat and 5ic for corn; 
gradually declining to l|c and Ijc on Jane 7th; 
then advancing slowly to 8c and Tie October 
25th, and then declining again to Sic and 5c re- 
spectively, the closing rates. Coal was carried 
from this port to Chicago and Milwaukee at 
rates ranging from 30c to $1 35 per ton. Prob- 
ably the fair average for the season would be 
60c per ton, as only $1 00 was paid for a few 
days in October and $1 00@1 25 at the close of 
November. 

Railroad freights opened at 9ic for wheat 
and 9c for corn hence to New York ; gradually 
declined to 5c and 43c in July, and then slowly 
advanced to 13c and 11 gC on and after Novem- 
ber 10th. 

ElevatiHg and storage rates on grain opened 
at |c per bushel, including gC to vessel: on 
September 33d and after they were Ic per 
bushel, including |c to vessel. On November 
17th winter rates commenced. From the open- 
ing until September 23d, where no storage was 
had kc per bushel was charged, including |c to 
vessel. 

The arrivals and departures of vessels in the 
district of Buffalo Creek for the season of 1879 
were 8,447, aggregating 4,443,717 tonnage, a 
small decrease under 1878. The tonnage of 
vessels built and enrolled was 2,183.11, com- 
prising the propeller New York ; tug propellers 
T. H. Pulton, Minnie Maythem and M. M. 
Drake; steamers Josephine B. and Mamie Hig- 
gins; steam-yachts Musette, Parole, Fanchon 
and Elizabeth; the yacht Cygnet and the 
schooner Highland Maid. Twenty-four 
vessels changed hands by total transfer. The 
total tonnage of the port at the close of the fis- 
cal year ending June 30th, was 311 vessels, of 
97,734.46 tonnage, exclusive of canal boats oth- 
er than steam, of which the custom house does 
not now keep a record. One hundred and 
nineteen vessels of all kinds are laid up here for 
the winter. 

The number of vessels passing out of exist- 
ence on the lakes in 1879 was 78, including 5 
propellers, 4 sidewheel steamers, 1 steam barge, 
6 tug,s, 3 brigs, 8 barges, 9 scows, and 42 schoon- 
ers, aggregating 18,531 tonnage, and valued at 
$316,675. The number of deaths was 208, an 
excess of 45 over 1878. The new vessels built 
were 19, of 13,918 tonnage and valued at $791,- 
500. Net loss of tonnage, 4,013. 

The amount of canal tolls collected at this 
port during the season aggregated $591,652, as 
compared with 1638,439 in 1878, a decrease of 



$36,787 under 1879. It should be remembered 
however, that the canals in 1878 opened April 
15th, and this year on May 8th, three weeks 
later. The number of boats cleared was 8,708; 
in 1878, 9047 ; a decrease of 339. 

Canal navigation was interrupted on June 
26th by the caving in of a culvert near Orange- 
port, and this accident with a break a few 
days later at another point delayed boats 
nearly fourteen days. ITie dryness of the sea- 
son also caused frequent low water, and the ice 
from Rome eastward was troublesome on and 
after the 30th of November. All boats reached 
tidewater and the canal was closed officially on 
the 6th of December. The number of days of 
navigation was 213. 

The exports by canal were 4,750 barrels of 
flour and 53,868,393 bushels of grain, or, reduc- 
ing flour to grain, 53,892,143 bushels, as com- 
pared with 58,^67,734 bushels in 1878. The 
principal products of the forest shipped were, 
107,158,316 feet of lumber, 34,600,000 shingles, 
and 56,029,617 pounds of staves ; an increase of 
lumber and shingles, and a decrease of staves. 
Flaxseed was carried to the extent of 22,238,587 
pounds, pig iron 923 tons, coal 28,284 tons, pe- 
troleum oil 55,435 barrels, and pork 2,131 bar- 
rels. The total tonnage was 1,830,843, of the 
value of $48,142,030. 

The imports are well worthy of special no- 
tice, as they show the beneficial result of the 
free list on water transportation. The aggre- 
gate tonnage was 499,453, of the value of 
$43,554,105— nearly equal to the value of the 
exports. The principal articles imported were 
dried fruits, domestic woolens and cottons, pig 
iron, iron ore, salt, sugar, molassas, coffee, nails, 
iron and steel, railroad iron, crockery, coal and 
gypsum. 

Canal fi'eights from Buffalo to New Ycrk 
opened at 5jC for wheat and .5c for corn; grad- 
ually declined to 3|c and 3,ic for the week end- 
ing June 2Sth; then advanced to9ic and Sjcat 
the end of September and beginning of Octo- 
ber; fluctuated to the highest point, 13c and lie, 
on October 23d, 24th and 25th. During No- 
vember 10@10|c and 8@93C respectively was 
obtained; closing at outside figures. Pine 
lumber varied from 12 25@4 00 per 1,000 feet, 
and staves from $1 00@2 50 per ton over tolls. 
The receipts of flour and grain at tidewater 
from all the canals this year wer e 56,977,000 
bushels as compared with 63,010,600 bushels in 
1878. 

The table of comparative prices of leading 
articles shows a large increase in the values of 
the articles enumerated, with but few excep- 



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tions, as compared with 1878— but our space 
will not allow of more particular mention. 

The live stock trade during the year shows a 
falling off in cattle, sheep and hogs, but the 
business done, nevertheless, was very large, and 
is a material element conducive to the pros- 
perity of the commercial interests of our city. 

The receipts of flour and grain at the west- 
em lake ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, 
Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from January 
1st to December 27th, aggregate 238,042,847 
bushels as compared with 225,259,114 bushels in 
1878. The shipments for the same period from 
those places were 209,819,924 bushels in 1879, 
and 198,262,889 bushels in 1878. These figures 
show a gain for this year's cereal movement. 



Comparative Imports by Lake. 

The following table shows the imports of prin- 
cipal articles into this port by lake for the years 
1877, 1878 and 1879: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Ashes, casks 214 

Ashes, tons 700 

Ashes, leached, tons 235 

Apples, bbls .. . 8ti2 

Beef, bbls and tcs . 506 

Beans, bu 115 

Beans, bbls 56 

Barlev, bu 1,652,566 1,375,184 610,710 

Butter, lbs 5,000 949 

Butter, pkgs 251 2,046 

Bacon, bxs 589 6,035 

Broomcorn, bis 1,385 953 103 

Barrels, empty, no 4,706 .... 

Coal, tons 44,247 50,001 34,648 

Corn, bu. ...""!"! 31,362,866 35,133',8.53 32,99o'',99.3 

Cedar posts, no 24,012 8.209 16,730 

Cornmeal,bbl3 3,702 6,475 2,000 

Copper, pkgs 11,623 7,804 12,685 

Copper, tons 6,342 8,708 6,064 

Copper, cakes and 

bars... 12,616 8,781 17,791 

Cattle, no 11 

Eggs, (loz 186 

Eggs, pkg^ 1,569 6,945 

Fish, pkgs 21,153 8,617 5,120 

Flour, bbls 693,044 971,^80 897,105 

Feed sks 57,694 4,591 8,399 

(•irindstones, tons.. 195 65 

Grindstones, no 288 331 

Hides.no 4,593 5,140 

Hides, tons 10 

Hides, bdls 132 

Horses, no 130 31 

Hops, bales 178 952 

Hams, tcs 619 1,002 

Hoops, no 22,403.700 11,500,000 14,579,000 

Hoop poles, no 19 ',620 200,000 

Heading, bbls 6,98 5,721 14,471 

Iron ore, tons 1,997 14,737 25,380 

Iron, pig, tons 5,630 5,447 8,4;^ 

Iron, tons 340 3,638 127 

Iron, scrap, lbs..., 75,000 64,200 256,000 

Iron, bdls 622 

Iron, bars 3,6:59 

Iron, plates 110 

Lead, tons 5i7 147 46 

Lead, pigs 51,805 35,719 6,'?8o 

Leather, rolls 230 538 40 

Lard, lbs 770,600 .... 249,920 

Lard, tcs 5:i,400 88,278 81,831 

Lard, pkgs 9,168 2,775 18,568 

Lard, bbls 1,850 



1S77. 1878. 18-9. 

Lumber, feet 141,.')72,(69 176,322,464 202,443,612 

l>atli, pes 6,392,200 3,535,000 4,644,li00 

Millfeed, lbs 407,000 

Oats, bu 4,279,229 5,122,972 1,104,793 

Oalmeal, bbls 1,557 7,518 2,500 

Oatmeal, bags . 4,443 

Oil cake, pkgs 32,084 73,443 51,047 

Oil cake, tons .'504 245 379 

Oil, bbls 3.337 3,340 480 

Pickets, no .'i5,5.'2 7,190 

Pork, bbls 41,7r;6 31,937 33,570 

Peas,bu 57,4,'JO 44,887 25,797 

Potatoes, bu 4,ii><8 

Pelts, bdls 3,2.36 823 754 

Potash, tons 219 

Plaster, bbls ],0<iO 

Rye, bu l,]55,oa3 2,135,007 1,884,802 

Sundries, pkgs 46,714 41,800 75,000 

Silver ore, pkgs ... 3,'^40 536 

Silver ore, tons 620 

Seed, bags 265,993 351,716 293,742 

Seed, bu 344,312 

Stone, tons 834 59 

Stone, cords 1,489 1,175 

Salt, bbls 1,000 

Staves, no 18,284,985 11,638,863 12,070,.')97 

Stave bolts, cords.. 4,403 4,512 8,640 

Shingles, no 54,2.54,000 66,273,000 59,793,700 

Shooks, bdls 12,775 17,985 1,541 

Shooks, no 767,000 

Sheep, no 15 

Tobacco, pkgs 2,766 3,3.58 4,143 

Tallow, lbs 130,780 83,400 

Tallow, pkgs 1,650 100 

Tallow, bbls 590 278 441 

Tallow, tcs 100 11,2,58 

Ties, no 172,679 160,000 271,693 

Whisky, bbls 27 51 

Wool, bales 942 357 2,427 

Wood, cords 2,516 1,084 1,400 

Wheat, bu 23,284,405 35,419,136 37,788,.501 

AGGREGATE RECEIPTS OF FLOUR AND 
GRAIN. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Flour, bbls 693,044 971,980 897,106 

Wheat, bu 23,2S4,405 35,419,1.36 37,788,501 

Corn, bu 31,362,866 3.5,133,835 32,990,993 

Oats, bu 4,279,229 5,122,972 1,104,793 

Barlev, bu 1,652,568 1,375,184 610,740 

Rve, bu 1,15,5,003 2,135,007 1,884,802 

Peas, bu 67,450 44,887 25,797 

Total grain, bu .. 61,794,521 79,231.039 74,405,626 

Flour to wheat, bu. 3,465,220 4,859,900 4,485,.525 

Grand total, bu.. 65,256,741 84,090,939 78,891,151 



Receipts by Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern Railroad. 

The following table shows the principal receipts 
at ButValo by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 
Kailroad for the year ending December 31st, 1879, 
as compared with those of 1878 and 1877: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Flour, bbls 1,100,000 947,400 1,187,700 

Wheat, bn 4,219,900 8,243,200 12,916,700 

Corn, bu 6,139,200 12,470,400 15,947,800 

Oats, bu 3,669,100 5,721,300 8,869,10» 

Barlev, bu 679,600 1,.363,600 7.53,000 

Eye, bu 815,600 972,800 776,200 

Total grain, bu... 15,623,400 28,771,300 39,262,800 
Flour to wheat, bu. 6,502,000 4,737,000 5,938,500 

Grandtotal,bu.. 21,025,400 33,608,300 45,201,300 



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1877. 1878. 1879. 

Beef, bbls and tC9.. 191,160 171,550 183,100 

Butter, lbs 8,059,000 9,536,000 17,538,000 

Bacon, lbs 27,140,(X)0 25,560,000 24,5-tO,(X)0 

Broomcorn, bales.. 20,612 19,250 14,047 

Coal, tons 156,958 98,916 70,808 

Cattle, cars 24,746 30,925 36,146 

Cheese, bx8 81,860 87,180 121,100 

Cotton, bales 110,090 73,550 119,572 

Cornmeal, bbls 231,200 192,200 212,700 

Egffs, pkgs 13,475 15,876 26,590 

Fish, pkgs 22,054 20,949 26,4i0 

Grindstones, no 7,035 11,060 21,170 

Hides, no 205,915 222,388 305,997 

Horses, cars 660 648 1,061 

Hops, bales 3,615 2,020 1,400 

Hogs, cars.. 8,615 13,017 12,503 

Hemp, bales 14,885 12,880 9,133 

Hams, tcs 190.350 166,700 185,730 

Iron, plates, no 41,260 35,830 26,280 

Iron, pig, tons 7,128 8,445 10,166 

Leather, rolls 10,400 9,570 12,702 

Lard, lbs 14,880,000 21,990,000 20,270,000 

Lumber, cars 2,5.58 2,871 2,625 

Oilcake, pkgs 1,53,010 97,470 156,630 

Oil, refined, bbls... 1,198,630 1,698,750 1,156,745 

Oil, crude, bbls 1,370,485 738,832 331,165 

Pork,bbl8 230,150 201,900 238,450 

Pelts, bdls 18,000 13,980 14,370 

Seed, bags 47,760 35,511 41,300 

Stones, tons 4,590 4,904 8,551 

Staves, cars 426 3<i8 440 

Sheep, cars 2,157 2,935 2,997 

Tobacco, pkgs 27,370 21.810 27,910 

Tobacco, hhds . 6,525 5,251 6,623 

Tallow,bblsorpkg3 7,779 8,445 7,080 

Tanbark,cars 785 623 455 

Whisky, bbls 60,670 56,610 73,650 

Wool, bales 32.934 20,470 27,755 

Of the above receipts for 1877, 1878 and 1879 the 
following were for this city: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Flour, bbls 31,300 34,500 31,400 

Wheat, bu 58,700 15,200 126,200 

Corn, bu 224,000 300,000 136,800 

Oats, bu 81,900 100,800 130,000 

Barley, bu 14,400 92,000 22,000 

Kj-e, bu 6,000 4,800 2,400 

Hides, no 67,075 68,278 103,i82 

Fish, pkgs 4,264 6,361 7,585 

Lumber, cars 798 1,072 1,145 

Oil, refined, bills... 4S,(i26 45,940 36,030 

Oil, crude, bbls.... 8.070 1,275 905 

Coal, tons lll.SOS 87,954 53,118 



Grain Trade of Buffalo for Forty-four 
Years. 
The following statement shows the grain trade 
of Buffalo for forty- four years (the receipts by 
the Lake Shore Kailroad not included) : 



Flour and Grain Receipts by Lake and 

the Lake tJhore & Michigan 

Southern Railroad. 

The following statement shows the receipts of 
flour and grain by Lake and the Lake Shore & 
Michigan Southern Railroad in 1877, 1878 and 1879: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Flour, bbls. 1,793,444 1,919,380 2,084,805 

Wheat, bu 27,504,305 43,662,336 50,70.5,201 

Corn. bu... 37,502,066 47,604,253 48,938,793 

Oats, bu 7,939,329 10,844,272 9,973,893 

Barley, bu 2,332,168 2,738,784 1,363,740 

Rye, bu 1,970,603 3,107,807 2,661,002 

Peas.bu... 57,450 44,887 25,797 

Total, bu 77,305,921 108,002,339 113,668,426 

Flour to wheat, bu. 8,9(57,220 9,596,900 10,324,025 

Grand total, bu .. 87,273,141 117,599,239 123,992,4.51 

Note.— No returns made of the traffic over the 

International bridge in 1877, 1878 and 1879. The 

receipts would be largely increased if the.se 

figures could be giveu. 



Years. Flour, bbls. 

836 139,178 

837 126,805 

838 iillfiHi 

839 194,125 

BlO 597,142 

841 730,040 

842 734,408 

813 917.517 

814 915,030 

845 746,750 

846 1,374,529 

847 1,857,000 

848 1,249,000 

849... 1,207,4.35 

850 1,103,039 

851 1,258.224 

852. 1,299,213 

853 975,557 

854 739,756 

■)6 936,761 

856 1,126,048 

S57 845,96:1 

86M 1,536,109 

859. 1,490,3.33 

860 1,122,335 

861 •-',159,591 

862 2,846,('22 

863 2,978,089 

864 2,028,520 

865 1,788,393 

860 1,313,543 

867 1,440,066 

868 1,502,731 

1,598,487 

870 1,470,391 

871 1,278,077 

872 762,502 

873 1.259,205 

874 1,693.585 

875 1,810,41 13 

876 807,210 

877* 693,044 

878* 971,980 

879* 897,105 

Oats, bu 

8.36 88,640 

837 2,553 

8:« 6,577 

839 

y4() 

Ml.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. ..... 14,144 

842 

843 2,489 

844 18,017 

845 28,803 

846 218,300 

847 446,000 

848 560,000 

849 362,884 

850 357,580 

851 1,140,340 

852 2,f 96,231 

853 1,580,655 

854 4.401,739 

855 2,693.222 

&m l,73;i,382 

857 1,214,760 

858 2,275,231 

859 394.502 

860 1 209,594 

861 1,797,905 

862 2,624,932 

863 7,322,lb7 

864 11,632.637 

870 8,494,799 

871 10,227,472 



Wheat, bu. 

304,090 

450,350 

9^3,117 

1,117,262 

l,0O4,5(il 

1,635,(00 

1,555,420 

1,827,241 

2,174,500 

1.770,740 

4,744,184 

6,489,100 

4,520,117 

4.943,978 

8,681,347 

4,167,121 

5,549,7.8 

5,420,043 

3,510,782 

8,022,126 

8,466,671 

8,334.179 

10,671,550 

9,234,652 

18,602,645 

27,105,219 

80,4:35.831 

21.240,348 

17,677,549 

13,437 888 

10,479,694 

11,879,6»6 

12,555,215 

19,228,516 

20,556,722 

22,606,217 

14,304,942 

30,618,372 

29,778.512 

32,967,686 

19,324 612 

23,284,405 

35,419,1.^6 

37,788,501 

Barley, bu 

4,876 



4,710 

l',6"7 

47",536 

■"6 

.S",600 

142.773 

497,913 

401,t 98 

313,885 

6J,304 

46 327 

37,844 

308,371 

36 ' ,560 

262,158 

313,757 

428,124 

641,449 

465,057 

82li,5l>3 

1,606.384 



Corn,bu. 

204,355 
94,4TO 
84,148 

7l',337 

201.031 

t454,53« 

223,966 

137,978 

64,2(HJ 

1,455,258 

2,862 8U0 

2.298,000 

3,.321,661 

2,593,378 

6,988,775 

5,136,746 

8,065,793 

10.108,9S3 

9,711,4:30 

9,633,277 

5.713,611 

6,621,668 

3,11.3,653 

ll,,38b,217 

21,024.657 

24,888 627 

20.086.9 2 

10.478.681 

19,840 901 

27.894,798 

17,873,6.58 

16,804,067 

11,.549.4(I3 

9,410,128 

26,110,769 

84,643,187 

28,550,828 

24.9J4,S18 

V2,59H,891 

20 939,853 

33,362,806 

S5,l3:i8-3 

32,990,993 

Bye, bu. 

1,500 

3,2h7 

909 



2,150 

1,268 

1,332 

456 

28^2.50 

70,787 
17,8i59 



10,P52 
112,251 
107,152 
177,066 
299,591 
245,810 

43,536 
125,214 
124,693 

80,822 
337 f 64 
VH1,564 
422.309 
633,727 
877,676 
1,245,485 



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arley, bn. 


Rve, bu. 


1,8112.598 


1,01(1,693 


fi37.124 


947,323 


651, 3H9 


126.(193 


1,821,154 


626.154 


1,9 46.9-23 


1,095,(139 


3,088,925 


301,809 


1,232,507 


91 6,947 


1.154 94S 


167 301 


9'6,.«89 


222,126 


2,615,081 


. 761,795 


1,652.563 


1,155,003 


1,H75,]84 


2,1:^5,0 7 


610,740 


1,884,802 



Oats, bu. 

1872 10,S33,166 

1S73 11,492,47a 

1865 5,459,347 

1866 6.846,983 

1867 9,00H,<I09 

1886 6,050,045 

1861 5,972.346 

l'*T4 5 396 7^1 

1875 8,4'^4.124 

1»76 2,397 257 

1877* 4,279,2^9 

)87S* .5,12'2.972 

1879* .-- -.1,104,793 



GRAIN INCIitTDING FLOUR AS GRAIN. 

Grain, Grain, including 
Years. bush. flour, bush. 

1836 643,461 1,239,351 

1837 550,0tJ0 1,184,685 

1838.... 974,';51 2,587,887 

1839 1,117,262 2.3(i2,851 

1840.. 1,075,888 4,061,598 

1841 1,852 325 5,592,525 

1842 2,015,928 5,687,468 

1843 2,055,025 6.642,610 

1844 2,3a5,568 6,910 718 

1845 1,848.040 5,581,790 

1846 6491.5-,'2 13,366,167 

1847 9,868487 ^9.153,187 

1848 7,390,012 14,641,018 

1849 8,628,013 14.665,189 

1H50 6,618,004 12,059.551 

1851 11,449,661 17,740,184 

1852 13,392.937 20,390,506 

1853 11,078,741 15,956,525 

lo54 18.553,455 22,252,238 

1855 19,788,473 24,472,277 

1856 20,123,667 25.753,965 

1857 15,348.930 19,578,690 

1858 20,202,444 26,812 982 

1859 14,429,069 21,530,722 

1860 31,441.440 37,053,115 

18H1 ,50,662,646 61,460,601 

1862 58,642,344 72,872,454 

1863 49,845,005 64,735 510 

1864 41,044,496 51,177,146 

1865 42,473,223 61,415,188 

1866 51,820,342 53,388,087 

1867 . 43,499,780 50,700,060 

1868 42,430,2111 49,949,856 

18()9 .. 37,014.728 45,007,163 

1870 39,201,141 46,613.096 

1871 60,765,357 67,155,742 

1872 58,417,822 62,200.332 

1873 . 67,340,570 73,636,595 

1874 61,=.62,627 70 652 

1875 65HI4.716 74,246,720 

1876 46,038,598 50,074,648 

1877* 61,731,071 65,199,29i 

lr<78* 79,16,152 84.046.(152 

1879* 74,379,829 78,865,354 

COMPARED BY DECADES. 

Grain, Grain, iucUuling 
y-^ars. bush. flour, bush. 

1836 543 401 1,239,351 

1846 6,491.622 13,360,167 

1856 20,123,667 25,753,967 

1866 51.820.342 53,388,087 

1876 46,033,598 50,074,648 

AGGREGATE RECEIPTS COMPARED. 



Grain, 
Decades. bush. 

1830 10 18-15— 10 years.. 14,3(i8,908 
1846 to 18^'5— 10 years. .113,7()6,005 
1856 to 1865—10 years. .344,213,324 
1860 to 1875-10 years. .520,976 775 

1876 46,038,598 

1877* 61,734 071 



Grain, including 
flour, bush. 
41,851,483 
174.717,437 
432,390.318 
597121.670 
50 074,648 
63,199,291 



Decades. 

]878» 

1879* .... 



Grain, 

bush. 

79. 170. '5? 

74,379,829 



Total 44 years .1,262,4.3.5,711 



Grain, including 

Flour, bush. 

84 01(^,0.53 

78,865,354 

1,526,266,253 



♦Canadian receipts through Custom-house not 
included in 1877, 1878 and 1879. 



Lumber Trade of BuflFalo. 
The following table shows the receipts and ship- 
ments of lumber, etc., for three years: 

IMPORTS BY CANAL. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Lumber, feet. 328,071 888,145 1,70.<!,849 

Timber, cubic feet. 8,225 5,016 82,862 

Shingles, no 177,000 10,000 30,000 

EXPORTS BY CANAL. 

Lumber, feet 79,782,6S6 95,310,685 107,158.316 

Staves, lbs 82,359,0,50 77,4S2,200 56.029,617 

Shingles, no 30,542,000 29,283,000 34,600,000 

IMPORTS BY LAKE. 

Heading, bbls 6,198 5,721 14,471 

Hoops, no 22,403,700 11,500,000 14.579,000 

Hoop poles, no 190,620 2'!0,000 

Lumber, feet 141,.572,469 176,312,464 202,443,612 

Lath, pieces 6,392,200 3,54.5,000 4,644,000 

Railroad ties, no... 172,079 l(iO,000 271,693 

Staves, no 18,284,985 11,638,868 12,070,.597 

Stave bolts, cords.. 4,403 4,512 8,610 

Shingles, no 54,254,000 66,273,000 59,793,700 

Shooks, bundles ... 12,775 17,985 l,.54l 

Pickets, no 55,.522 7,190 

Cedar posts, no 24,012 8,209 16,730 

OTHER IMPORTS BY RAILROADS AND TEAJIS.* 

Lumber, feet 75,000,000 90,000,000 90, .00,000 

*Partly estimated. 

AVERAGE PRICES. 

The prices at the yards during 1879 were about 
as follows, per 1,000 feet: 

Basswood-..$14 00@20 00 Chestnut $22 00((i'36 00 

Pine 800@4000 Walnut 3000(i;8000 

Ash 14 00(0135 00 Maple 18 0(i(f'32 00 

White wood . 14 00@35 00 Hickory 25 w<o 45 OO 

Oak 19 00@37 00 Luth, perM. 1 (V.,./. 2 00 

Cherry 32 00@45 00 Shingles, do. 1 SOuji 3 25 



Coal Trade of Buffalo. 

The anthracite and bituminous coal trade of this 
city is shown by the following figures: 

IMPORTS BY CANAL. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Anthracite, tons 208,609 115,102 92,134 

Blossburg, tons 10,000 3,353 2,000 

EXPORTS BY CANAL. 

Bituminous, tons 29,250 30,820 28,290- 

IMPORTS BY LAKE. 

Bituminous, tons 44,247 50,001 36,648 

EXPORTS BY LAKE. 

Anthracite, tons 405,074 306,172 5.50,046 

Blossburg, tons 50,000 25,(/00 30,000 

IMPORTS BY RAILROADS.* 

Anthracite, tons 550,000 660,000 1,000,000 

Bituminous, tons 214,200 425,973 0.37,022 

Blossburg, tons . ' 50,000 45,000 60,000 

EXPORTS BY RAILROADS. 

No estimate to hand of the movement in detail. 



14 



RECAPITULATION. 

Total imports, Anthra- 
cite, tons 7.'i9,fin9 775,ir.2 1,092,134 

Do., Bituminous, tons.. 258,447 474,974 673,670 

Do. lilosslmrs, tons 60,0U0 28,353 62,000 

Total exports. Bitumi- 
nous 29,2.50 .39,820 28.290 

Do., Anthracite, tons. ..405,074 306,172 5.50,646 
Do., Blossburg, tons.... 50,000 25,000 30,000 
*Partly estimated. 

The retail prices of anthracite per 2,000 pounds, 
delivei-ed in city limits, during the year were as 
follow* : 

Bloss- 
1879. Grate. Ea:?. Stove. Nut. biirjr. 

Jan'y 1 $5 15 $5 25 $5 50 $5 00 14 00 

April 19 3 75 3 75 4 00 3 75 4 00 

May 24 3 25 3 25 3 50 3 50 3 50 

May 3 3 50 3 .50 3 75 3 75 3 50 

Oct. 13 3 90 3 90 4 00 4 00 3 50 

Oct. 20 4 10 4 10 4 20 4 20 3 50 

Nov. 1 4 35 4 35 4 45 4 60 3 50 

Dec. 1 4 65 4 65 4 85 5 10 3 75 

Dec. 31 4 65 4 65 4 85 5 lO 3 75 

The range of prices during 1879 for bituminous, 
delivered to raanufaptories, gas works, propeller 
lines, etc., were from $2 10 to $4 00 per ton, accord- 
ing to description. The price at retail varied from 
$4 00 to $6 00 delivered per ton, according to qual- 
ity, for family use. 

About 18.5,000 tons of anthracite and bituminous 
coal were consumed by families in this city dur- 
ing 1879. 



Comparative Prices of Leading Articles. 

The iollowing statement shows the approximate 
ruling rates of the various articles enumerated at 
Buffalo December 30, 1879, and the corresponding 
periods in 1878 and 1877: 

Flour, bbl— 1877. 1878. 1879. 

City gr. »|). No. l.$6 25@, 6 75 $5 00® 5 .50 $6 75® 7 25 

City gr. sp. No. 2. 5 25® 5 75 3 75® 4 25 5 .5(t@ 6 25 

Citv gr'd amber. 7 00® 7 50 5 25® 5 75 7 25® 7 75 

City gr'd white . 7 25(aj 7 75 5 50® 6 00 7 50® 8 00 

C. g. new proc's. 8 50® 9 .50 7 25® 7 75 8 25® 9 00 

Western spring. 6 00® 6 75 4 25® 5 25 6 00® 7 50 

Western Dakers' 6 50®, 7 00 4 50® 6 00 7 00® 7 .50 

Western amber. 7 00® 7 50 4 75® 5 25 7 50® 8 00 

Western white.. 7 25® 7 75 5 25® 5 75 7 75® 8 25 

Western now pr. 8 .50® 9 00 7 Oi)® 8 00 8 75®, 9 75 

Rye 400® 4.50 325ai350 5 .50® 6 00 

Buckwlieat, cwt 2 65® 3 00 2 00® 2 25 3 00® 3 00 

Wheat, bush — 

No. 1 spring .... 127 100 

No. 3 spring 123 95 

No. 1 Dnluth sp. 1 25 1 07 1 43 

No.l h'dDu'thsp 145 

Ked and amber. 1 32® 1 38 95® 1 00 1 38® 1 45 

White 1 Ssm 1 41 90® 1 03 1 40® 1 47 

Corn, busli — 

No. 2 Western.. 53® 531^ 40 i^® 41 535^ 

Oats, bu, West'n 31® 34 26® 29 45 

Rye, bu, do ... 70® 74 52>^ 90 

Barlev, bush— 

We-t. and Can.. IQa} 85 61'a 1 10 70® 90 

State, 2.'fc4-r'\v'd 50® 73 75® 92 (i5(ai 80 

Barley ma t,bu. 75® 1 15 1 10,a> 1 30 1 05® 1 25 
Peas, bn, (free of 

duly ' :inada. 1 10® 1 20 80^ 90 95® 1 00 

Beans, bu 1 60® 2 15 1 50® 1 70 150 

Seed, clover, bu. 4 75® 5 50 4 50 a) 5 25 5 50® 5 75 

Seed, iim(>Ihy,bu 1 40,a) 1 60 1 35® 1 45 2 90 

Mil feed, ton — 

Coarse 16 00 11 00*12 00 16 00@1 7 00 

Fine 17 00 13 OOfffiM 00 16 00®17 0'> 

Finished 20 00 13 00(ail4 OO 17 00;a;l8 00 



Flour, bbl— 1877. 1878. 1879. 

Rve 17 00®19 00 14 00'ai5 00 18 00®19 00 

Cornmeal, 1001b 1 05 a, 1 20 80® 90 1 05 -o 1 15 

Oatm. al, bbl ... 5 00® 7 00 4 0j@6 50 6 00© 7 00 

Mess pork, bbl — 

Heavy 1200@1250 8 50® 9 00 13 50 

Shortcut 12 00®12 50 9 00® 9 &0 13 50 

Lard, lb 8® 9 6!^® 6>i 8® 8'4 

Dres'd hogs, cwt 4 50® 4 75 2 75® 3 50 6 00 

Highwines, gal. 1 09® 1 10 1 07(a> 1 08 1 12 

Potatoes, bu 35® 50 60® 80 40® 45 

Butter, lb 14 g) 25 12* 20 18® 27 

Cheese,dairv,lb. 12 7® 8 11 

Do., factory, lb.. 13«H3(^ 9» 9ii 12 

Hops, lbs 11® 13 8^ 11 30® 35 

Eggs, doz 21® 23 23c& 25 2 1® 23 

Cranberries, bbl 7 00® 8 00 6 25® 7 50 8 00 

Apples,dried,lb. 5^® 7 3'J@ 5 7® 8 

Do., green, bbl.. 2 25® 3 25 1 25® 2 00 1 15iw, 2 50 

Oranges, case. .. 7 00 <* 7 .50 5 OOcai 6 00 5 00® 5 .50 

Lemons, box.... 3 50® 4 00 3 00,a> 5 00 4 00 

Salt, coarse, bbl. 1 00 80 1 40 

Salt, tine, bbl . 95 85 1 40 

Coal, Anthracite, retail price, delivered, ton — 

Grate 520 5 15 4 65 

Egg...- 5 20 5*5 4 35 

Chestnut 535 5 00 5 10 

Stove 5 45 5.50 4 85 

Coal.bitumiuous 6 50® 6 50 5 00® 5 50 6 00 

Hides, gi-een, lb. 8® 9 8H® lOf^ 9'^® 10 

Do.,ca)ed 12® 14 U(& 18 16® 17 

Leather, lb — 

Best sl'ght'd sole 31 26 31 

No. 2 do 29 21 29 

Cement, bbl 1 00® 1 2.5 1 15® 1 25 80® 1 00 

lielined Petroleum, gallon, fire test — 

ir2'a;120o 12>2® 16 10 8® 9 

Pease's Pr'm oil 30® 35 3.5 35 

Pease's H'dlight 25 2.5 25 

Lard Oil- 
Extra winter,gal 75® 80 60 60 
D.)., No. 1, do .. 65® 70 .55 58 
Linseed oil, raw. .55 60 75 
Do., boiled, gal. 62 65 78 
W. V. oil, black, 

gallon 25 2:3 23 

Do., gal., in bbl 30 25 25 

Sperm oil. gal .. 150 125 100 

Fish, half bbl— 

White 425® 433 3 40® 3 50 5 00® 5 50 

Trout 3 25® 3 38 3 00 4 00® 4 25 

Siscoes 3 00 160 3 00^g» 3 25 

Codfish, George's 

Bank, cwt 52.5® 5 75 5 00 5 00® 5 50 

Halibut, cwt 100 6 00 1100 

Mackerel, kit... 1 7.5® 2 30 1 90® 2 40 1 20® 3 75 

Do., bbl 15 00a22 00 12 00(ad8 00 ]l(K)a22 00 

St'ling Exch'ge. 4 82® 4 85 4 82® 4 87 4 81® 4 84 

Gold 102% 100 100 



Exports from Elevators by Erie and 
Central Railroads. 
The following statement shows the expoi'ts of 
grain from the elevators of this city by the Erie 
and Central railroads for the months of— 





Wheat, 


Corn, 


Oats, 


Barlev 


, Rve, 


1879. 


bu. 


bu. 


bu. 


bu. ■ 


bu. 


Januarv .. 


334,.3.50 


19,605 


23,879 


9,093 




February 


14:^,542 










March ... 


336,131 


. 


43,000 


1,(150 





April 


. 196.151 


1,400 




1.9!>1 




May 


567,370 


■182,782 


4,800 


6,500 




June 


345,442 


548,.354 


1,400 


25,000 




July 


555,015 ],,398,.3.32 


72,382 





12,029 


August... 


1,759,716 1,319,718 







46,607 


Ser)t'mber.l,.566,889 


849,7-32 


42,000 





.. 


October.. 


1,142,.542 


1,324,345 


850 


30,463 


18.195 


Nov'mber 


776,S,><2 


865,728 




2,150 


5,000 


Dec'mber 


85 ,099 


559,011 


.... 


17,116 


.... 



Total ...8,575,129 7,369,007 188,329 94,230 81,831 



15 



Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye, 
bu. bu. bii. bu. bit. 

Total 1878.9,173,439 9,300,6"i0 2.54,057 185,21'2 223,310 
Total 1877.9,323,348 3,854,034 620,009 348,082 90,832 
Total 1876.5,984,722 6,581,929 715,049 112,741 278,291 
Total 1875.6,198,393 6,433,717 1,091,327 60,437 16,786 
Total 1374.4,658,080 5,209,202 1,318,097 191,277 10,318 

Grand total, bushels, 1874 11,386,974 

" " 1875 14,800,660 

" " 1876 13,672,732 

" " 1877 14,2:^5,805 

" " 1878 19,13K,668 

" " 1879 16,308,526 

Decrease 1879 under 1878, bushels .... 2,828,142 

Lake Exports. 
The following statement, collated from the 
clearances issued during the season of navigation 
at the Custom-house of this port, shows the ex- 
ports of the articles named during the seasons of 
navigation in 1877, 1878 and 1879 westward by lake : 
1877. 1878. 1879. 

Coal, tons 45.5,074 831,172 580,646 

Cement and plaster, bbls. 113,623 81,443 103,858 

Salt, bbls 321,645 247,4.52 222,778 

Salt, tons --. 7,2.35 18,767 2(5,372 

Railroad iron, tons 1,509 283 525 

Railroad iron, bars 2,170 

Pig iron, tons Not reported. 



Lake Freights from Buffalo to Chicago on 

Coal. 

The following statement shows the ruling rates 

of freight on coal per ton, free, by sail vessels 

from Buffalo to Chicago during the season of 1879: 

1879. Coal, ton. 1879. Coal, ton. 

April 28 $0 40 Sept. 22 $0 70 

May 7 - 30 Sept. 24 75 

June 4 35 Oct. 6 85 

June 20. 40 Oct. 14 90 

June 23 45 Oct. 15 100 

July 1 50 Oct. 22 85 

Aug. 6 40 Oct. 25 90 

Aug. 2.5.. 50 Oct. 27 75 

Sept. 11.- 55 Nov. 17 100 

Sept. 15 60 Nov. 18 1 25 

The dates given are the days on which the 
changes were made. 

Lake Freights from Chicago to Buffalo on 
Wheat and Corn. 

The following statement shows the ruling rates 
of l.ike freights on wheat and corn from Chicago to 
Buffalo, by sail vessels, on the dates specilied iu 
1879: 

Wheat, Corn, Wheat, Corn, 

1879. bu. bu. 1879. bu. bu. 

April 17noml. 6 514 Aug. 9 5 4% 

April 2(5 4:'4 4 Aug. 16 5ki 5 

May 2 3^ 3 Aug. 2.3 5 4ii 

May 9 3^ 3 Aug. 30 5)i 4ii 

May 12 3 2% Sept. 6 5 iy^ 

May 17 Sf4 3 isept. 13 5 Hi 

May 24 .2'^ 2^ Sept. 20 5 4'4 

May 31 2>^ 2M Sept. 27 6^g 6 

June 7 -IM 1>» Oct. 4 ai-i « 

June 14 2 1% Oct. 11 7'4 7 

June 21 2 V4 Oct. 18 8M ^% 

June 28 2 IK Oct. 25 .8 Ti 

July 5 2'i 2 Nov. 1 1'.i 7 

July 12 2>i 2 Nov. 8 I'i 7 

Julv 19 2Ji 2 Nov. 15 6yi 6 

.fuiy 26.. 3M 3 Nov. 22 5'i 5 

Aug, 2 i}4 i Nov. 25 5'A 5 



Railroad Freights from Buffalo to New 
York on Wheat and Corn. 

The following statement shows the nominal 
rates of freight on wheat and corn by railroa<i 
from Buffalo to New York during the year 1879: 

Wheat, Corn, 

1879. bu. bu. 

January 1 to May 4 9>2 9 

May5toM'iYl5 7 6!^ 

Mayl6toMav28 6>^ 6 

May 29 to July 25 5 4".^ 

July 26 to Julv 29 5'^ 5 

July 30 to August 10 6 5^^ 

August 11 to August 15 7 6"^ 

August 16 to August 25 8 IK 

August 26 to October 12 9 8H 

October 13 to November 9 lO"^ 10 

November 10 to December 31 12 \l]4 



Elevating and Storage Rates at Buffalo. 

The following shows the current rates as pub- 
lished by the Western Elevating Company, during 
the days specified in 1879: 

JANUARY 1 to April 30.— Winter storage, 
which commenced November 18, 1878, was: Ele- 
vating, including ten days' storage, one cent per 
bushel; seven-eighths of one cent to the grain and 
one-eighth of one cent to the vessel. Storage, 
each succeeding ten days or parts thereof, one- 
quarter of one cent per bushel. On grain in store 
on that date or after, the charge for winter stor- 
age will be one-quarter of one cent per V)ushel for 
each ten days or parts thereof until such charge 
(accumulated after November 18, I'SK) shall 
amount to two cents per bushel; thea ttie grain 
shall be free of storage until five days after the 
opening of canal navigation in 1879. 

May 1 to September 21.— For elevating and 
transferring half of one cent per bushel; for ele- 
vating, transferring and storing for first five days 
or parts thereof, five-eighths of one cent per 
bushel; for storage, each succeeding ten days, or 
parts thereof, in addition, one-qiiarter of a cent 
per bushel. The vessel pays, in adilition to the 
above, one-eighth of one cent per bushel. 

September 22 to November 16.— For ele- 
vating and transferring, including five days' stor- 
age, seven-eighths of one cent per bushel. Stor- 
age, each succeeding ten days or parts thereof, 
one-quarter of a cent. The vessel pays, in addi- 
tion to the above, per bushel, one-eighth of a 
cent. 

November 17.— The following card was issued : 
"Elevating, including ten days' storage, seven- 
eighths of one cent per bushel. Storage, each suc- 
ceeding ten days or parts thereof, oue-quarier of 
one cent per bushel. The vessel pays, in addition 
to the above, per bushel, one-eighth cent. On all 
grain in store on that date or after, the charge for 
winter storage will be one-quarier cent per bushel 
for each ten days or parts thereof, until such 
charge (accumulated after November 17th, 1879,) 
shall araouut to two cents p^r bushel; then the 
grain shall be free of storage until five days after 
the opening of canal navigation in 1880." 



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Arrivals and Clearances for the Season of 
Navigation. 
The following is a statement ol the arrivals and 
clearances by lake of vessels of all kinds, with 
the total tonnage, at and from this port during 
the season of 1879: 

COASTWISE ARRIVALS. 

No. Tons. 

May .- 378 225,227 

June 400 251,054 

July 487 290,026 

August 626 354,283 

September 659 363,214 

October 713 295,056 

November 355 237,853 

December 68 60,875 

Total -.- 3,686 2,077,558 

COASTWISE CLEARANCES. 

No. Tons. 

April 24 17,883 

May 469 281,932 

June 426 246,119 

July 4''6 293,915 

August 625 352,360 

September 658 355,213 

October 706 386,394 

November 357 342,763 

December 28 27,570 

Total 3,788 2,204,158 

AMERICAN FOREIGN ARRIVALS. 

No. Tons. 

May 4 551 

June 11 953 

July 16 2,925 

August 17 3,497 

September 11 2,045 

October 15 1,796 

November 8 603 

December 6 478 

Total 88 12,848 

AMERICAN FOREIGN CLEARANCES. 

No. Tons. 

May 5 721 

June 11 879 

July 18 2,820 

August 17 3,fi'7 

September 9 1,403 

October 13 1,451 

November 9 696 

December 2 71 

Total 84 11,718 

FOREIGN ARRIVALS. 

No. Tons. 

March 1 31 

April 5 261 

May 52 9,845 

June 73 11,901 

July 71 11,403 

August 55 10,563 

September 45 7,401 

October 64 10.746 

November 47 8,124 

December 3 725 

Total 410 71,000 

lOREIGN CLEARANCES. 

No. Tons. 

March 1 31 

April 8 968 

Mav ."9 7,872 

June 70 11,262 

July 73 11,901 

August 53 8,949 

September 43 7,199 



No. 

October 55 

Novembei- 46 

December 2 

Total 390 



Tons. 

7.924 

8,795 

534 

65,435 



Lake Arrivals and Departures. 

The following is a summary statement of the 
arrivals and departures of vessels, with their ton- 
nage, in the District of Buffalo Creek, for the sea- 
son of 1879; also acomparativestatement showing 
the aggregate figures for twenty-eight years: 

ARRIVALS. 

i^ No. vessels. Tonnage. 

Vessels in coastwise trade 3,686 2,077,.558 

Foreign vessels 5<H 83,848 

Totals, 1879 .4,190 

Totals, 878 ...4,382 

Dt crease, 1879 192 

DEPARTURES. 

No. vessels. 



2,161,406 
2,364,031 



202,505 



Vessels in coastwise trade 3,783 

Fo eign vesbels 474 

Totals, 1879 4,257 

Totals, 1878 4,361 

D create, 1879 104 

COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR 
YEARS. 

No. vessels. 



Tonnage. 

2,204,158 
77,153 

2,281,311 
2,304,657 

23,346 



TWENTY-EIGHT 



1852 . 

1853 

18.54.... 

1855.... 

1856.... 

1857.... 

1858. 



.... 9,441 

.... 8,298 

.... 8,942 

.... 9,211 

.... 8,128 

.... 7.581 
8,838 



1859 lO.SJl 

1860 11.517 

1861 13,866 

1862 16,390 

1-63.... 15,376 

1864 14,105 

1865 13,746 

1866 13,682 

1867 12,826 

1868. 11,812 

1869 10.201 

1870 .10,625 

1871 10,894 

1872 10.303 

1873 9,9.59 

1874. 7,447 



1875 ... 
1876.... 

1877.... 
1878.... 
1879..-. 



6,278 
4,624 
6,785 
8,743 
8,447 



Tonnaare. 


Men. 


3,092,247 


127,491 


3,252,978 


128,112 


3,990.284 


120,838 


3,360,233 


111. .575 


8,018,589 


112,051 


3,226,806 


132,183 


3,-329,246 


86,887 


5,952,626 


1 8,119 


4,710,175 


120,497 


5,963,896 


144,173 


6,689,191 


166,133 


6,757,903 


157,415 


6,891,348 


148,161 


7,032,593 


145,074 


6,954,8.59 


144,622 


6,806,9()0 


129,300 


4,234,339 


116,320 


4,007,496 


103,673 


4,157,793 


10,5,798 


4,832,641 


115,299 


4,678,058 


106,291 


4,886,733 


107,785 


3,641,0)9 


82,862 


3,259,839 


71,392 


2,7.57,986 


55,4.59 


3,539,219 


73,893 


4,668,688 No report 


4,442,717 


" 



Opening and Closing of Navigation. 
Statement showing the dates at which naviga- 
tion opened and closed at Bufl'alo for ten years: 

No. days 

Lake Canal Canal Canal 

Year. opened. opened. closed, open. 

1870 Aprill6 Mav 10 Dec. 8 212 

1871 April 1 April24 Nov. 28 220 

1872 May 6 May 13 Nov. 30 202 

1873 April 29 May 15 Nov. 24* 208 

1874 AprillS May 5 Dec. 5 215 

1875 -Mav 12 Mav 18 Nov. 30 197 

1876.. May i May 4 Dec. 1 209 



17 









Ko 


Days 




Lal?e 


Canal 


Canal 


Canal 




opened. 


opened. 


closed. 


open. 


1877... 


...April 17 


Mav 8 


Dec. 7 


213 


1878 .. 


. .M'ch ifi 


A pril 15 


Dec. 7 


287 


1879... 


..-April 24 


May 8 


Dec. 6 


212 



♦Navigation unimpeded here for several days 
after tids date, but no shipments made except to 
Lockport; navigation closed by ice east of Rome 
about the 24th; re-opeued from December 12th to 
25th, inclusive. 

Note.— The Welland Canal opened May 5th and 
closed December 5th. The Straits of Mackinac 
opened April 22J. 



Vessels Built and Enrolled. 

The following is a list of vessels built and en- 
rolled, and licensed in the District of Bufl'alo 
Creek, N. Y., during the year 1879: 

Tonnage. 

Tug Propeller T. IT. Fulton 13.74 

Steam Yacht Muselte 10.10 

Steamer Josephine B 68.49 

Tug Propeller Minnie Maythem 12.78 

Steam Yacht Parole 5.96 

Tug Propeller M. M. Drake 13..S1 

Steam Yacht Fanchon lfi.23 

Sieamer Mamie Higgins. 77.49 

Propeller New York.. 1,921.68 

Steam Yacht Elizabeth 13.32 

Schooner Highland Maid 14.24 

Sloop Yacht Cygnet 15.77 

Total tonnage, 1879 2,183.11 

Total tonnaae, 1878 3,085.12 

Total tonnage, 1877 1,844.03 

Decrease of tonnage in 1879 under 1878. 1,502.01 

The ves.sels built but not enrolled daring the 
years 1878 and 1879 were not reported at the Cus- 
tom-house. 



Tonnage of Vessels. 

The tonnage of the port of Buflalo, N. Y.,for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879, is shown by 
the following statement: 



Schooners. 



SAIL VESSELS. 

72 Barks.. 



Total 74 

Total tonnage 36,922.90 

STEAM VESSELS. 

Iron steamers. 5 Iron yachts 2 

Total 7 

Total tonnage _ 6,381.08 

Tug propellers. 46 Propellers 47 

Steam yachts.. 13 Sidewheel st'r. 1 
St'm canal boat 1 

Total.. V'8 

Total tonnage 49,227.16 

BARGES. 

Barges 22 

Totaltonnage _ 5,203.32 

Grand total 1879 211 vessels; tonnage 97,734.46 

Grand total 1878 223 vessels; tonnage 98.004.31 

Dec. 1879 under 1878.. 12 vessels; tonnage 359.85 

Note.— No figures kept of the tonnage of canal 
boats excepting those propelled by steam power. 



Transfer of Vessels. 

The following statement shows the number and 
description of the vessels changing owners by en- 
tire transfer at Buffalo during the year 1879: 



Tugs 6 

Yachts 2 



Schooners 7 

Propellers ■. 3 

Barges 6 

Total transfers, 1879 24 

Total transfers, 1878 29 

Decrease 1879 under 1878 5 



Comparative Receipts and Shipments and 
Cereal Crop Movement at Lake Ports. 

COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS AT SIX WEST- 
ERN LAKE PORTS— Chicago, Milwaukee, To- 
ledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, irom .Janu- 
ary 1 to December 31 : 

1879. 1878. 1877. 

Flour, bbls 0,569,490 6,246,084 5,377,222 

Wheat,bu 86,139,146 81,632,418 46,904,313 

Corn,bu 74,980,433 76,4"i2,177 61,920,121 

Oats, bu... 21,403,837 23,26.5,194 17,884,510 

Barley, bu 9,306,1.50 9,.381.8,57 6,889,066- 

Rye, bu 3,365,831 3,294,048 2,116,649 

Total grain, bu.195,195,.397 194,028,694 135,714,659 
Flour to wheat,bu 32,847,450 31,230,420 26,886,110 

Grand total, bu. 228,042,847 225,259,114 162,600,769 

COMPARATIVE SHIPMENTS AT SIX 
WESTERN LAKE PORTS— Cliicago, Milwau- 
kee, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from 
January 1 to December 31: 

1879. 1878. 1877. 

Flour, bbls 6,767,279 6,447,392 5,514,887 

Wheat,bu 75,(36,746 09.419.248 44,390,378 

Corn, bu 74,01O..'53O 68,467,98 59,792,308 

Oats, bu ...16,660,2 6 19,006.748 1,5,736,102 

Barley, bu 0,^60,019 6,1.37,168 6,1(9,8.56 

Rye, bu 3,416,228 2,995,f.67 1,791,415 

Total grain, bu. 175,983,529 166,025,929 127,820,059 
Flour to wheat.bu 33,836,.395 32,236,960 27,574,435 

Grand total, bu. 209,819,924 198,262,889 155,394,494 

CEREAL CROP MOVEMENT AT LAKE 
PORTS COMPARED— Including receipts at Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and 
Duluth, from August 1 to December 31, in the 
years named: 

1879. 1878. 1877. 

Flour, bbls 2,852,865 2,6.i7,504 1,988,428 

Wheat, bu .51,354,649 47,3.8.5,7.39 38,930,163 

Corn,bu 33,411,065 34,.5(i8,216 28,464,602 

Oats, bu 9,709,588 12,l(i3,:Ml 8,822,334 

Barley, bu . 7,200,4(i6 6,735,509 5,880,343 

Rye, bu 2,183,260 2,170,853 1,526,.542 

Total grain, bu. 103,858,968 103,963,658 83,623,984 
Flour to wheat.bu 14,264,325 13,287,520 9, 942,140 

Grand total, bu. 118,123,293 117,251,178 93,566,124 



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Exports of Breadstuffs from Ne-w York. 

The following- statement shows the foreign ex- 
ports of Hour and grain from New York for leu 
years : 

Flour, Wheat, Corn, 

bhls. bush. bush. 

1870 ],9r)(),234 18,446,035 487,792 

1871- ....1,660,400 21,968,600 13,016,600 

872 1,216,1182 13,144,400 2.5,2:)2,209 

1873 1,655,331 27,801.800 15,587,500 

1874 2,177,608 34,791.249 19.000,995 

1875 1,954,'00 26.192,700 12,938,700 

1876 1,887,301 24,135,233 16,677,082 

1877 1,476,771 20,712,442 26,174.276 

1878 2,-557,709 55,062,873 26,580,871 

1879 3,399,793 62,239,144 33,770,838 

Oats, Barley, Rye, 

hnsh. bush. biish. 

1870. 28,986 92,431 

1871...- 47,.30O 98,700 .52.5,800 

1872 31,739 22,(!66 668,031 

1873 49,700 19,400 1,069,100 

1874.... 122,528 3,5f;0 641,660 

1875 138,800 1,5(10 206,900 

1876 620,536 87,8a3 1,336,423 

1877 2.50,063 2,302,022 2,051,.563 

1878... 5,690,7rt2 1,618,667 2,998 0.53 

1879 502,224 156,902 3,i558,240 

Reducing flour to grain bushels, the totals com- 
I)are as follows : 

Bushels. Bushels. 

1870 28,735,714 1875 49,249,100 

1871 44,009,000 1H76 52,293,652 

1872 ...45,-38,845 1877 58,871,221 

1873 52,804,355 1878 104,740,191 

1874 65,448,033 1879 117,226,312 



Crop Returns. 

The Agricultuial Department at Washington 
publishes the following figures: 



HARVEST. 

1878. 

Wheat, bush 420,122,600 

Corn, bush _ 1,383,218,7.50 

Oats, bush 413,078,560 

Rye, bush 23,842,790 

Barl ey, bush 42,245,630 

Buckwheat, bush 12,246,820 

Cotton, bales.. 5,216,603 

Tobacco, lbs 302.546.700 

Hay, tons .39,608,096 

Potatoes, bush 124,136 650 

VALUE OF CROP. 

1878. 

Wheat ." $326,.346,424 

Corn 441,153,405 

Oats 101.94.5,830 

Rye 13,592,826 

Barley 24,483,315 

Buckwheat 6,i5 .120 

Cotton 190,a54,6U 

Tobacco 22,137,428 

Hav 2a5,54;^,752 

Potatoes 73,059,125 

Total value $1,488,570,866 



1879. 

448,775,000 
1,5*4,809,000 

364.2.53,000 

23,640,500 

40,184,000 

13,145,6 

5,020,.387 

384,059,6.59 
35,648,600 

181,360,000 




904,480,659 



CANAL COMMERCE. 



IMPORTS. 

STATEMENT of property left at Buflalo, ou the 
Erie Canal, or which was left between that 
place and the Collector's Office next in order on 
the Canal; showing the quantity and average 
value of each article during the year 1879, going 
to the Western States, Canada and New York: 

The Forest. 

Reduced Value 

Articles. Quan- tons of of each 

Product of Wood. tity. 2,000 lbs. aiticle. 
Boards and Scantling, 

feet. 1,703,849 2,840 $23,8,54 

Shingles, M 30 4 1(15 

Timber, cubic feet.... 82,862 1,658 2,072 

Wood, cords 253 708 1,012 

Total 5,210 $27,043 

AgriculHire. 
Product of Animals. 
Hides, lbs 19,856 10 $3,376 

Tot.al 10 $3,376 

Vegetable Food. 

Wheat, bu 38,516 1,156 $43,908 

Barlev, bu 33,329 810 23,3.3o 

Oats, bu 2U0 3 70 

Bran and ship stufl's, 

lbs 71,8,36 36 718 

Peas and beans, bu... 11,433 3l3 11,433 

Apples, bbls 2,498 177 1,998 

Total 2,525 $81,1.57 



Manufactures. 

Furniture, lbs 63,610 31 $6,364 

Iron, pig,lbs 77,026,927 38,513 1,078,378 

Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs 38,513 162 8,079 

Castings and iron 

ware, lbs... 717,169 354 43,036 

Domestic salt, lbs 130,44.i,.522 65,223 430,470 

Foreign salt, lbs 1,273,608 637 9,=52 

Total 104,920 $1,575,879 

Merchandise. 

Sugar, lbs- 101,209.,37l 50,005 $8,602,797 

Molasses, lbs 25,192,643 12,596 755,779 

Nails, spikes and horse 

shoe.5, lbs 2,120.903 1,060 63,627 

Iron and steel, lbs 11,308,043 5,6.54 3.39,241 

Railroad iron, lbs 27.705,443 13,853 664,931 

Flint, enamel, crock- 
ery and gla.ssw., lbs 9,626,003 4,813 770,080 

All oth. merchandise, 

lbs 142,270.775 71,138 7,114,.539 

Total 159,719 $18,310,994 

Other Articles. 
Stone, lime and clav, 

lbs .".. 98,950,292 49,475 $395,801 

Gvpsum 1,246,100 626 1,24« 

Anthracite coal, lbs ..188,267,.574 94,134 282,4ir2 

Ironore, lbs 16,322,722 8,161 47.3.36 

Sundries, lbs 91,481,855 45,744 4,574.093 

Total other articles 198,140 $5,300,878 

Totals of all of the above arti- 
cles 470,-524 $25,299,627 



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FREE LIST. 

Agriculture. 

Product of Animals. 
Lar<l, tallow and lard 

oil, lbs IMV'2 8 $1,153 

Cheese, lbs 66,492 33 3,990 

Total 41 $5,143 

Vegetable Food. 

Flour, bbls.. . 6,7 2 734 $40,752 

Cornmeal, bbls 570 63 1,140 

Dried Fruit, lbs 22,291,225 

Total 796 $41,892 

All other Agricultural Products. 

Cotton, lbs 33,410 17 $2,673 

Unmanuf. tobacco, lbs 544,666 272 54,467 

Hemp, lbs 1,448 1 72 

Hops, lbs 30,000 15 3,000 

Total 305 $60,212 

Manufactures. 

Domestic spirits, gals 3,7H5 15 $3,76,5 

Leather, lbs 202,''94 101 40,419 

Bar and pig lead, lbs. 286,674 143 17,200 

Domesticwoolens, lbs 20,767,817 .10,371 11,422,300 

Domestic cottons, lus. 30,335,374 15,163 6,067,074 

Total 25,798 $17,560,758 

Merchandise. 
Coffee, lbs 3,977,021 1,989 $596,5.i3 

Totals of free list 28,929 $18,251,558 

Grand total, tons 449,453 

Grand total, value $43,554,185 

EXPORTS. 

Statement of property fli-st cleared at the Col- 
lector's Ollice at Buffalo on the Erie Canal dur- 
ing the year 1879, showing the quantity, tolls and 
average" value of each article, and also the 
whole amount of tolls received at that office on 
each article of property during the same pe- 
riod; also quantity, ions and tolls and average 
value on each article on the free list for 1879 
coming from the Western States, Canada and 
New York: 

The Forest. 

Reduced Value 

Articles. Quan- to tons of of each 

Product of Wood. tity. 2,000 lbs. article. 

Boards and scantling, 
feet 107,158,316 178,597 $1,500,216 

Shingles, M 34,6t)0 4,325 J3l,101 

Staves, lbs 56,029,617 28,015 392,207 

Total of the forest, tons 210,937 

Total value $2,023,.52I 

TotaltoUs 58,037 

Agriculture. 
Product of Animals. 
Hides, lbs 10,000 5 $1,700 

Total prod'tof animals, tons 5 

Total value.-- -. $1,700 

Total tolls ..- 

Vegetable Food. 

Wheat, bu 29,708,699 891,260 $33,867,917 

Kye, bu 1,445,401 40,471 910,602 

Corn, bu 21,50(i,162 602,171 9,247,650 

Barley, bu 299,757 7,193 209,830 

Bavlev malt, bu 295,6>'3 5,026 295,683 

Oats, bu 908,373 14,533 317,931 

Bran and ship stuff, 

lbs. 318,460 1,59 3,185 

Peas and beans, lbs... 22,441 673 22,441 

Total vegetable food, tons.. 1,561 ,486 

Total value .- $44,875,239 

Totaltolls 529,177 



Manufactures. 

Furniture, lbs 8,.50O 

Pig iron, lbs 1,84.5,800 

Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs 5,250 

Castings and iron 

ware, lbs 900 

Total manufactures, tons... 

Total value 

Total tolls 

31erchandise. 

Sugar, lbs 41,100 

Nails, spikes and horse 
shoes, lbs 42.400 

Iron and steel, lbs 40,000 

Flint, enamel, crock- 
ery and glassw., lbs. 1,050 

All oth. merchandise, 
lbs 1,160,836 



4 

923 



$a50 

25,843 
131 
54 



$26,876 
244 



$3,434 



21 

2S 

1 

580 
643 



1,272 
1,200 



84 
58,042 



Total merchandise, tons 

Total value 

Total tolls - 

Other Articles. 
Stone, lime and clay, 

lbs 8,000 4 

Bituminous coal, lbs.. 56,573,814 28,287 
Petroleum or earth oil, 

crude and ref., bbls. 55,435 9,999 
Sundries, lbs.... 7,924,043 3,962 

Total other articles, tons ... 41,952 

Total value $508,473 

Totaltolls 4,148 



$64,092 
46 



$:« 
67,889 



44,348 
396,204 



Totals of all of the above arti- 
cles, tons - 1,815,953 

Total value $47,499,904 



Total tolls 



FREE LIST. 

Boats. 

Total miles boats cleared 

The Forest. 
Ashes, leached, bu.... 39,502 
Agriculture. 
Product of Animals. 

Pork, bbls 2,131 

Lard, tallow and lard 
oil, bbls 



Total 

Vegetable Food. 

Flour, bblS- 

Cornmeal, bbls 



1,184 



591,652 



2,684,414 
$1,185 



35,500 



$25,562 
2,485 
3.59 $28,047 



341 
18 



4,750 
1,939 



513 

209 



Total -. 722 

All other Agricultural Products. 

Unmanuf. tobacco, lbs 2,,500 1 

Clover and grass eeed, 
lbs 108,^0 .54 

Flaxseed, lbs.... 22,238,587 11,119 

Total --. 11,174 

Manufactures. 

Domestic spirits, gals 46,950 187 

Leather, lbs 17,500 9 

Oilmeal and cake, lbs. 729,-549 365 

Bar and pig lead, lbs. 179,493 90 



Total 



$38,500 
3,878 

$32,378 
$2'0 

4,042 
500,368 

$504,660 

$46,950 
3,.500 
14,591 
10,770 

651 $75,811 



Merchandise. 
300 



Coffee, lbs 

Totals of free list 14,090 $642,126 

Grand total tons 1,830,843 

Grand total value $48,142,030 

Grand total tolls 591,e52 



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Imports and Exports. 

IMPOKTS. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Lumber, ft 328,071 888,145 1,703,849 

Timber, cubic ft... 8,225 5,016 82,8()2 

Shingles, M 177 10 30 

Wood, cds 2-22 288 253 

Cheese, lbs 5fi,t89 60,492 

Hides, lbs 459,117 2S,055 19,ai6 

Flour, bbls... 8,107 4,319 6,792 

Wheat, bu 4,711 l(i,000 38.516 

Barley, bu 31,847 9.225 33,329 

Clover and grass 

seed, lbs 30,230 

Barley malt, bu 2,500 2,200 

Oats, bu. 2,00 1,100 200 

Bran, etc., lbs 188,769 87,500 71,836 

Beans and peas, bu 2,453 1,221 11,433 

Cornmeal, bbls «75 570 

Live cattle, lbs 7,000 

Flaxseed, lbs 779,292 

Hemp, lbs 59,301 5]3,.506 1,448 

Apples, bbls 7,045 20,772 2,498 

Potatoes, bu 278 

Dried fruit, lbs .... 6,695,652 8,583,803 22,211,225 
Unmanufact'i''d to- 
bacco, lbs 13,495 77,966 544,666 

Dom. spirits, galls. ],415 4,200 3,765 

Fur and peltry, lbs 3,590 

Lard, tallow and 

lard oil. lbs 49,890 16,472 

Wool,lbs 9,126 

Cotton, lbs . 15,550 33,410 

Hops, lbs .. 30,000 

Dom. woolens, lbs. 4,485,588 8,681,641 20,767,817 

Dom. cottons, lbs.. 2,813,204 14,178,730 30,335,374 

Furniture, lbs .. 290,015 63,640 

Pig iron, lbs. 10,067,195 21,749,-I99 77,026,917 

CastiHgs, etc., lbs 2,095,507 2,116,612 717,269 
Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs 1,846,787 3,900,-544 32.3,147 

Barandpiglead,lbs 9,623 286,674 

Leather, lbs 80,925 82,383 202,094 

Domestic salt, lbs -.125,558,812 153,039,875 130,445,.522 

Foreign salt, lbs... 1,891,926 5,704,110 1,273,608 

Sugar, lbs. 5,06.3,817 65,467,013 101,209,371 

Molasses, lbs 4,739,732 7,962,244 25,192,643 

Coflee, lbs.. 233,403 813,566 3,977,021 

Nails & spikes, lbs. 1,4.32,820 1,972,561 2,120,903 

Iron and steel, lbs . 5.55,999 2,467,469 11,308,043 

Eailroad iron, lbs.. 4,757,700 6,888,887 27,705,443 

Crockery, etc., lbs. 209,680 5,670,704 9,626,003 

All other mdse, lbs. 32,.374,228 120,918,788 142 270,775 

Stone, lime, etc., lbs 69,708,919 103,945,555 90,950,292 

Gypsum, lbs 135,270 1,246,100 

Anthracite coal, lbs.419,219,210 216,324,286 184,267,574 

Bitum's coal, lbs... 20,000,000 20,705,112 4,000,000 

Sundries, lbs 60,011,365 78,261,703 91,181,a55 

Iron ore, lbs 6,580,090 4,686,700 16,322,722 

Total tons of arti- 
cles carried 395,080 415.846 499,453 

Total value of arti- 
cles carried §12,310,4.55 114,509,274 $43,554,185 



EXPORTS. 

1877. 

Lumber, ft 79,783,636 

Staves, lbs 82,359,6.50 

Shingles, M 30,542 

Furs and peltrv, lbs 100,689 

Pork, bbls . . . ." 36,007 

Lard, tallow, etc., 

lbs 9,714,570 

Hides, lbs 29,600 

Timber, cubic feet. 

Ashes, leached, bu. 

Flour, bbls 4,216 

Whaat, bu 13,270,120 



1878. 1879. 

95,310,685 107,158,316 
77,482,200 56,029,617 
29,283 34,600 



15,198 



2,131 



234,707 35,.500 

216,300 10,000 

700 

7,000 39,502 

2,811 4,^50 

25,833,877 29,708,699 



1878. 


1879. 


1,82.3,736 


1,44.5,401 


25,668.387 


21,506,162 


9(X»,.562 


299,757 


220,723 


295,683 


4,.327,117 


908,373 


27,215 


22,441 


],.301,290 


318,460 


30 




977 




1,008 


1,939 



2,500 



1877. 

Rye, bu 977,334 

Corn, bu 25.347,207 

Barley, bu 1,078,368 

Barley malt, bu 20.5,986 

Oats, bu 3,407,280 

Peas and beans, bu 514 

Bran, etc., lbs....;. 313,329 

Apples, bbls 5,001 

Potatoes, bu 114 

Cornmeal, bbls 1.565 

Dried fruit, lbs 2,800 

Unmanuf.ict'r'd to- 
bacco, lbs 

Clover and grass 

seed, lbs 4,403,475 

Flax seed, lbs 2,628,271 

Dom. spirits, galls. 52,495 

.Oilm'l and cake, lbs 2,644,806 

Furniture, lbs 

Pig iron, lbs 973,600 

Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs 19,483 

Castings, etc., lbs.. 12,200 

Bar and pig lead, lbs 2,055,748 

Dom. cotton, lbs... 2,840 

Domestic salt, lbs.. 

Sugar, lbs 9,000 

Coffee, lbs 

Crockery, lbs 32,960 

Other mdse, lbs 541,878 

Stone, lime,clay,lbs 3,22S.015 

Bitumin's coal, lbs. 58,499,941 

Petroleum oil, cr'de 

and reliued, bbls. 

Sundries 16,370,033 

Nails & spikes, lbs. 

Iron and steel, lbs. 

Leather, lbs 



Total tons of arti- 
cles carried 1,359,122 1,946,602 1,830,843 

Total value of arti- 
cles carried $38,229,716 $43,466,806 $48,142,030 

Tolls on boats ou 

the canal ' 138 

Total tolls.. 467,92174 628,439 45 $591,652 



FLOUR AND GRAIN RECAPITULATION. 

The exports of flour and grain, compared for 
three years, are shown thus : 



1,064,907 


108,^40 




22,238,5S7 


74,040 


46,950 


931,427 


729,049 


11.710 


8..500 


976,4.30 


1,845,800 


93,578 


5,2.50 


117,664 


900 


81,411 


179,493 


4^500 




19,500 


41,100 




300 


21,510 


1,050 


828,205 


1,160,836 


1,980,305 


8,000 


79,640,631 


56,578,814 


15.5,371 


55,435 


7,982,428 


7,924,043 


66.800 


42,400 


7,000 


40,000 


1,000 


17,500 



Canal opened 
Flour, bbls 



1877. 
May 8. 
4,216 



April 16. 
2,811 



1879. 
May 8. 
4,750 



Wheal , bu 13,270,420 25,833,877 29,708,699 

Corn, bu 25,347,207 25,668,387 21,506,192 

Oats, bu 3,407,280 4,.327,117 9o8,.373 

Barley, bu 1,078,368 900,5K2 299,757 

Rye, bu.... 977,334 1,823,736 1,445,400 

Total, bu. 44,680,609 58,55.3,679 53,868,392 

Flour to wheat, bu. 21,080 14,055 23,7^0 

Grand total, bu.. 74,101,689 58,567,734 53,892,142 

Note.— In 1874 there were shipped 104,7.54 bush- 
els of barley malt, 153,853 bushels in 1875, 215,2.38 
bushels in 1876, 205,986 bushels in 1877, 220,723 
bushels in 1878 and 295,683 bushels in 1879. Of peas 
and beans 208 bushels in 1874, 3,844 bushels in 1875, 
826 bushels in 1876, 544 bushels in 1877, 27,215 bush- 
els in 1878 and 22,441 bushels in 1789. 



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Eastward and Westward Movement on 
Erie Canal. 
The following statement shows the amount of 
freight by tons moved on the Eric Canal eastward 
and westward for ten years : 

SHIPMENTS OF»EASTWARD MOVING FREIGHT 
FROM BUFFALO. 



Products of 
the forest, 
Years. tons. 

1870 402,390 

1871 309,080 

1872 347,695 

1873 .,.296,128 

1874 216,893 

1875 .151,953 

1876 124,379 

1877 183,019 

1878 234,4;J3 

1879 212,121 

Other ag'l 
products, 
Years. tons. 

1870 610 

1871 1,&35 



1872 
1873 
1874 

1875 
1876 

1877 
1878 



1,411 
19 

204 

7 

29 

3,516 

532 



1879 11,174 

Other articles, 
Years. tons. 

1870 93.194 

1871 112,944 

1872 101,9(52 

1873 94,035 

1874 65,269 

1875 38,051 

1876 33,213 

1877 38,049 

1878 75.758 

1879 41,952 



Products 

animals 

tons. 

250 

179 

52 

29 

38 

39 

23 

10,633 

2,686 

364 

Manufac 

tures, 

tons. 

5,152 

2,654 

664 

906 

846 

11,602 

373 

3,364 

1,406 

1,581 

Total 

tons. 

1,393,904 

1,742.157 

1,774,906 

1,825,623 

1,448,172 

1,219,538 

941,474 

1,459,122 

1,946,602 

1,830,843 



of Veg'ble 

food, 

tons. 

802,541 

1,344,941 

1,322,981 

l,433,a53 

1,164,392 

] ,007,559 

783,122 

1,220,249 

1,635,082 

1,562,208 

]\rer- 

chandise, 

tons. 

767 

534 

367 

853 

530 

337 

335 

292 

472 

643 

Total 

value. 

$37,333,208 

99.426,629 

52,a55,537 

49,772,070 

46,244,875 

40,608,165 

24,411,554 

38,229,716 

43,46 ,806 

$48,142,030 



Total Amount of Tolls Received. 

1870 $1,060,072 03 1875 $789,8.30 24 

1871 1,389,909 81 1876 583,(U4 42 

1872 1,416,04931 1877 4H7.92I 74 

1873 1,415,63433 1878 628,439 45 

1874 1,196,780 55 1879 591,652 00 

KECEIPTS OF EASTWARD MOVING FREIGHT 
AT BUFFALO. 

Products of Products of Veg'ble 
the forest. 
Years. tons. 



1870 4,276 

1871 2,917 

1872 3,467 

1873 2,465 

1874 2,014 

1875 1,529 

1876 1,.5(»7 

1877 ],3ri6 

1878 1,874 

1879 5,til0 



Y'ears. 

1870 

1871 

1872 

1873 

1874 

1875 

1876 

1877 

1878 

1869 



Other agr'l 

products, 

tons. 



3 
4 

'442 
304 
305 



animals, 

tons. 

11 

31 

187 
72 
37 

2()6 

88 
230 

72 

51 

Mantifac- 

tures, 

tons. 

78,006 

86,61.6 
101,519 
108,526 

99,.305 
11 1, .5.31 

60,547 

74,426 
204,893 
130,703 



food, 

tons. 

9,266 

711 

2,337 

5,170 

15,174 

7,521 

3,452 

5,881 

7,211 

3,321 

Mer- 
chandise, 
tons. 
103,967 
126,576 
151,560 
63,.369 
36,145 
30,921 
4,627 
24,6i?5 
106,060 
161,708 



Other articles, 
Years. tons. 

1870 4:w,.3;i3 

1871 321,662 

1872 4.30,846 

1873 522,(151 

1874 373,903 

1875 403,465 

1876 242,815 

1877 ....287,760 

1878 212,0.38 

1879 -..198,140 



Total 
tons. 
633,849 
538,593 
609,616 
701,6,53 
526,311 
5.5.5,237 
313,0.36 
395,080 
432,472 
49<),453 



Total 

value. 

$29,-591,501 

23,124,220 

32,178,888 

19,568,226 

8,646,610 

9,193,785 

5,04,5,911 

12,310,4.55 

22,474,227 

$43,554,185 



Canal Tolls. 
The following table shows the aggregate receipts 
of tolls at Buffalo from the opening to the close of 
navigation for a series of years: 

1879 $591,a52 00 1874 $1,196,634 33 

1878 628,439 45 1873 1 ,415,634 33 

1877 467,921 74 1872 1,416.049 31 

1876 58.3,(i44 42 1871 1,389,909 00 

1875 789,830 24 1870 1,060,072 03 

Canal opened May 8th, 1879; April 15th, 1878; 
May 8th, 1877; May 4th, 1876, and May 18th, 1875. 

The tolls for 1879 from Buffalo to West Troy are 
as follows (distance 345 miles) : Wheat, bushel of 
60 lbs, Ic Oni 35f ; corn, bushel of 56 lbs, Oc 9m 66f ; 
rye, bushel of 56 lbs, Oc 9m 66f ; barley, bushel of 
48 lbs, Oc 8m 2Sf; oats, bushel of 32 lbs, Oc 5m 52f ; 
malt, bushel of 34 lbs, Oc 5m 86f. 



Canal Clearances. 
The following statement sliows the number of 
boats cleared from the opening to the closing of 
navigation for a series of years : 

1879 8,708 1874 7,628 

1878 9,047 1873 9,058 

1877.... 6,938 1872 8,t)59 

1876 4,853 1871 »,795 

1875 6,349 1870 6,835 



Canal Freights from Buffalo to New York. 

The following table shows the ruling rates of 

freights to New Yoi-k from Buffalo (tolls included, 

excepting for staves) on the dates specified in 1879: 

Pine Staves, 

Wheat, Corn, Oats, lumber, p. ton 

1879. bu. bu. bu. M f t. o'rtoll. 

May 8 5'ic 5c 4o $2 50 

May 10 4^ 4 3 2 50 

May 17 4M 4M Vi 2 50 

May 24 4ii 4 3 2 -25 

May 31 ^Vz 4 3 2,30 $120 

June 7 4 3>^ 2M 2 25 120 

June 14 4M 3M 3 2 25 1 20 

June 21 3% 3I4' 2)i 225^^,15^ 

June 28 4>^ 4 3 2 25 1 00 

July 6 5 4J^ 3M 2 40 113 

July 12 .-5 4^ 3>i 2 50 138 

July 19 5 4>i 3?4 2 60 144 

July 26 5 5 ZYt 2, m 144 

Aug. 2 6 5% Z% 2 75 1.50 

Aug. 9 6 5yz 3% 2 90 163 

Aug. 16... 6'^ 5% 4 3 00 175 

Aug. 23 TA 6M 4M 3 50 188 

Aug. 30 7>i 6i^ 4>4 3 50 183 

Sept. 6 7^ e^ 4^^ 3 60 2 00 

Sept. 13. 7M 7 4M 3 60 2 00 

Sept. 20 8ii 1% 5/z 3 50 1 80 

Sept. 27 .- 9'i 8^ 6 3.50 2 00 

Oct. 4 7M 7 iVz 3 75 2 13 

Oct. 11 7.!^ 6>4' 4 4 (JO 2 25 



22 



Pine Staves, 

Wheat, Corn, Oats, Lumber, p. ton. 

1879. bu. bu. bu. M. ft. o'er toll. 

Oct. ]8 9 8 5% 3 85 2 00 

Oct. 23, 24, 25. ..12 11 .• 

Oct. 25 11 9 7 4 00 2 38 

Nov. 1 ....10 8 6 4 00 2 38 

Nov. 8 ...10 9 6H 4 00 2 38 

Nov. 15 10)^ 9 6-i 4 00 2 50 

Nov. 22... lOV^ 9'4 6% 4 00 2 50 

Nov. 25 10>^ 



Receipts at Tide-Water by Canal of Flour, 
Grain, Etc. 

The following comparative table shows the 
quantity of the principal articles of produce left 
at tide-water from the commencement to the close 
of navigation in the years indicated: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Canal opened Mav 8. April 15. May 8. 
Flour, bbls 29,500 14,400 8,400 

Wheat, bu 12,739,600 2<),557,500 20,178,000 

Corn, bu 23,(523,100 25,W4,(i00 30,074,000 

Barlev, bu._ 5,473,700 3,270,800 3,130,800 

Rye, bu 1,282,700 2,149,300 2,053,900 

Oats, bu 4,208,900 5,156,400 1,118,900 

Malt, bu 607,500 500,000 379,400 



1877. 1878. 1879. 

Canal opened May 8. April 15. May 8. 

Total grain, Ini- 47,935,500 62,938,600 56,9.35,000 

Flour to wheat,bu 147,500 72,000 42,000 

Grand total, bu. 48,083,000 63,010,600 56,977,000 

The receipts at tide-water b^ canal of the new 
crop of barley were 3,045,400 bushels, against 
2,988,000 bushels in 1878. 5,126,500 bushels in 1877, 
3,632,100 bushels in 1876, 3,833,600 bushels in 1875, 
3,354,300 bushels in 1874. 2,130,800 bushels in 1873 
and 4,147,100 bushels in 1872. 

The receipts for ten years compare as follows 
(malt not included): 

Grain and flour. 

Year. Flour, bbls. reduced, bush. 

1870 452,700 37,641,205 

1871 288,285 54,695,930 

1872 137,300 51,996,660 

1873 ..153,500 47,803,200 

1874 165,200 48,687,200 

1875 113,600 37,674,200 

1876 37,100 30,845,300 

1877. 2y,500 47,475,500 

1878 14,400 62,510,(«)0 

1879 8,400 56,5!*7,600 



LIVE STOCK TRADE. 



Rang;e of Prices on the Principal Sales Day 
of Each Week During the Year. 

We present below our usual tables showing the 
receipts and shipments of Live Stock by the dif- 
ferent routes during the year 1879, with compara- 
tive tables of the total receipts, showing the 
growth of trade for the last 23 years, and a care- 
fully prepared table of the range of prices on the 
principal market day of each week during the 
year: 

RECEIPTS. 

PER LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN 
RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

Januarv 1,872 982 174 63 

February 2,313 1,201 244 92 

March 2,589 918 306 143 

April .■ 2.854 877 299 163 

Mav 3,700 980 314 1-26 

June.... 3,764 871 493 107 

July 4,112 709 4)2 55 

August 3,782 829 239 57 

September 3,110 1,029 154 76 

October 3,009 1,636 146 81 

November 2,674 1,673 151 75 

December 2,827 1,212 259 69 



Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

Total, 1879.. -.36,606 12,9J7 3, 90 1,097 

1878. ...31,391 13,309 2,983 597 

1877.... 21,486 7,744 2,144 610 

1876 29,771 7,999 2,421 .566 

1875 22,935 7,300 2,131 915 

1874.... 22,147 11,049 2,036 1,103 

1873. ...22,401 14,078 2,362 1,687 

1872.. ..20,710 12,019 1,8.S8 1,188 

1871.. .17.1180 7,252 1,&55 722 

1870.... 15,631 6,354 2,217 426 
PER CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January 147 75 64 5 

February 27 91 71 11 

March...- 11 134 34 11 

April 12 237 85 17 

May.... 9 190 47 13 

June 1 224 12 7 

July 1 185 ]8 11 

August... ISS 63 7 

September 3 3i'2 62 5 

October 5 219 43 3 

November 13 157 33 1 

December 3 142 56 



1879... 


. 232 


2,141 


592 


91 


1878... 


. 3,123 


2,955 


7,020 


80 


1877... 


. 4,174 


1,006 


649 


50 


Ib76... 


. 3,597 


H19 


rm 


87 


Ib75... 


. 3,477 


837 


562 


81 


1874... 


. 4,141 


898 


431 


204 



23 



PEK GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

curs. cars. cars. cars. 

January 48 1 38 3 

February 7 23 4 

March 35 2 55 10 

April 29 8 48 4 

May - 13 It 3 

June 8 7 

July.... 8 3(5 2 

August 2;^ 104 1 

September 6 45 174 4 

October 31 69 132 4 

November 23 66 83 10 

December 5 30 101 4 

Total, 1879.... 203 2.'i2 816 56 

1878.... 1,150 166 773 36 

1877.... 278 67 227 39 

1876 1,290 60 631 80 

1875.... 2,604 76 879 37 

1874.... 2,533 321 919 38 

PEK GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January—- 32 63 44 1 

February.... 23 158 70 5 

March. 34 141 51 7 

April- -— 35 88 22 16 

May -.. 5 128 10 11 

June...- 6 159 9 10 

July 4 109 27 4 

August -.. 4 61 64 2 

September 16 140 58 4 

October 36 177 36» 

November 24 72 52 4 

December 10 35 57 3 

Total, 1879.... 228 1,321 500 67 

1878 3,028 142 &55 70 

1877.... 2,409 485 496 67 

1876.... 1,565 1,023 714 51 

1875.... 1,192 1,065 633 98 

1874.... 860 164 530 26 

SHIPMENTS. 

PER NEW YORK CENTRAL A HUDSON RIVER 
RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep ; Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January ..1,694 708 224 60 

February 2,114 965 285 8t 

March — - 2,194 797 319 149 

April 2,485 790 322 lr.6 

May -.. 3,362 864 276 124 

June 3,!67 758 422 101 

July 3,447 629 415 47 

August 3,208 717 330 49 

September 2,650 973 266 67 

October 2,503 1,370 214 69 

November 2,259 1.359 212 68 

December 2,399 895 286 53 

Total, 1879.... 31,482 10,825 3,571 1,027 

1878... -26,763 10,924 3,120 634 

1877-.. 23,287 5,3sl 2,.^70 6r,7 

1876 26,325 5„')7l 2,320 361) 

1875....2t,175 3,737 2,524 8(tt 

1874 .. 24,288 9,207 2,234 1,207 

1873.... 17,825 9,254 2,067 1,S31 

1872.. ..18,045 6,642 2,117 3i4 

1S71... .14,363 4,110 1,205 .5.;6 

1870.... 13,022 26,78 1,399 343 

PER NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE & WESTERN 
RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

Januarv 219 117 86 6 

February 198 2J54 115 13 

March 379 275 117 2S 

April 368 257 68 33 

May .. . 275 3i0 37 31 



Month. 


Cattle 


Hogs 


Sheep 


Horses 




cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


June 


. 387 


314 


38 


25 


July 


. 588 
. 423 


186 

202 


61 
104 


15 


August 


10 


September 


. 399 


310 


122 


15 


October 


. 410 


421 


144 


20 


November 


386 


300 


124 


22 


December 


. 371 


187 


83 


15 


Total, 1879... 


. 4,403 


3,133 


1,089 


233 


1878... 


. 8,634 


3,646 


1,143 


170 


1877... 


8,385 


2,296 


949 


104 


1876... 


. 7,783 


2,563 


986 


95 


1875... 


. 4,252 


2,366 


1,058 


106 


1874 .. 


2,913 


1,6113 


1, 46 


82 


1873... 


. 4,050 


3.3it9 


1,408 


171 


1872... 


. 2,716 


3,6f.6 


658 


144 


1871... 


. 6,945 


2,066 


702 


153 


1870... 


. 7,826 


2,671 


1,146 


111 


RECAPITULATION. 




GRAND TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR 1879. 


Routes. 


Cattle 


Hogs 


Sheep 


Horses 




cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


L. S. & M. S. R. R. 36,606 


12,947 


3,190 


1,097 


Canada Southern 


232 


2,141 


592 


91 


Grand Trunk 


202 


252 


816 


56 


Great Western.. 


.. 228 


1,321 

16.661 


500 
5,098 


67 


Total, 1879.. 


. 37,268 


1,311 


1878.. 


.. 38,625 


17,947 


5,161 


8.W 


1877.. 


-. 31,,'548 


10,,59S 


3,S18 


766 


1876.. 


.. 3 ,223 


10,001 


4,3.(9 


784 


1875.. 


.. 30.203 


9,281 


4,205 


1,137 


1874.. 


.. 29,682 


12,441 


3,919 


1,371 


GRAND TOTAL SHIPMENTS FOR 1879. 






Cattle 


Hogs 


Sheep 


Routes. 




cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


N. Y. C. & H. R. 


R. R... 


31,482 


10,825 


3,.571 


Erie Railway... 




4,403 


3,133 


1,()89 



4,660 



of the 



Total, 1879 35,885 13,938 

GROWTH OF THE TRADE. 
The following table shows the gi-owth 
trade since 1857 : 

Cattle 
head, 

18.57 108,2<i3 

ia58 -.134,073 

1859-- 10,3,337 

I860..- 156,972 

1861... 141,921 

1862 129,433 

1863 151,789 

1864..- 135,7;>7 

1865 212,839 

1866... 275,091 

1867. -: 257,872 

1868 265,105 

1869 ...347,871 

1870 388,057 

1871 384,294 

1872 379,086 

1873 409,738 

1874 ..504,594 

1875 513,530 

1876... 615,790 

1877 569,915 

1878 657,809 

1879 633,556 

STOCK SLAUGHTERED. 
The estimated amount of stock slaughtered in 
this city for the last six years is as follows : 
Cattle 
head. 

1874 --.35,073 

1875 19,956 

1876 25,651 

1877 20,1.58 

1878 53,125 

1879 23,511 



Hogs 


Sheep 


Horses 


head. 


head. 


heail. 


117,168 


307,549 




92,194 


345.731 




73,619 


189,579 




85,770 


145,3.54 




101 ,679 


238,952 




103,671 


524,976 




92,128 


474,849 




301,629 


155,959 




300,014 


207,208 




552,831 


341,560 




697,440 


239,943 




4:0,.'.78 


385,815 


7,773 


794,272 


381,450 


12,0:58 


7311,519 


.561,447 


7,896 


886,014 


5.51,131 


13,319 


1,145,109 


606,748 


20,786 


],662,.W0 


733,400 


28,386 


1,431,800 


783,800 


21,936 


l.O67,.300 


841,1 00 


18,187 


1,150,210 


871,928 


12,542 


1,128,770 


763,600 


12,.557 


2,063,765 


1,032,225 


13,602 


1,916,015 


1,019,600 


20,976 



Hogs 


Sheep 


head. 


head. 


173,300 


96,800 


1.59,500 


118,200 


208,560 


103,678 


171,000 


47,5110 


387,210 


17.5,265 


310,845 


87,600 



24 



RANGE OF PRICES. 
The following exhibit shows the prevailing 
prices per cwt. during the principal market day 
in each week on cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs : 
Cattle. 







Common 


Good to 


Stockers & 






to fair. 


best. 


feeders. 


January 


4. 


..$2 00(0*3 75 $4 10@5 50 $2 00(g,3 2.5 




11. 


... 2 00 3 75 


4 0@5 50 


2 00o3 00 




18. 


... 2 25@3 85 


4 .30@5 87 


2 75-3)3 25 




2d. 


...2 15ra),3 90 


4 00@4 50 


2 75(313 25 


Fel)niary 


-1. 


... 1 ()0(a'3 90 


4 00@5 25 


2 90@3 50 




8. 


... 2 00@4 15 


4 25 . 5 25 


2 90 6(3 50 




15. 


... 2 00(g>4 35 


4 45@5 50 


3 00 3 50 




'22. 


... 2 15-4 35 


4 40(g5 30 


3 25@3 65 


March 


1 


... 2 00@4 35 


4 40 a5 30 


3 .50 « 4 00 




8. 


... 2 10 4 15 


4 25 5 10 


3 253)4 00 




15. 


... 2 (I0@4 15 


4 25@5 15 


3 25@3 85 




22. 


...2 25'a)4 40 


4 5005 80 


3 00a3 75 




29. 


... 2 50'5l4 50 


4 60@5 32 


3 00 « 3 75 


April 


5. 


...3 00@4 65 


4 70@5 50 


2 75(33 75 




12. 


... 3 00@4 40 


4 50 n 5 60 


3 50(gS 85 




J 9. 


... 2 50 .4 25 


4 30(0)5 40 


3 40(0 3 85 




2(5. 


... 2 50 5)4 25 


4 30@5 62 


3 40® 3 85 


May 


3. 


...3 00@4 m 


4 40(a5 50 


3 30® 3 85 




10. 


... 3 00*4 30 


4 40(35 25 


3 30 0/4 25 




17. 


.. 3 00@4 60 


4 70 a5 70 


3 75@4 25 




24. 


... 3 00®4 50 


4 60@5 60 


3 30 4 25 




31. 


...3 00@4 40 


4 50@5 40 


3 50@4 40 


June 


8. 


.. 2 50(<^4 25 


4 i0'a5 25 


3 00(34 00 




15. 


.. 2 75@4 25 


4 30 a:5 25 


3 00(34 17 




21. 


.. 2 50@4 35 


4 40@5 00 


2 90(^4 15 




28. 


.. 2 50@4 50 


4 50 5 25 


2 75 0,3 75 


July 


5. 


...2 50@4 25 


4 35(ffi5 00 


2 65(3(3 50 




12. 


.. 2 25'a).4 25 


4 35@5 00 


2 75(3)3 50 




19. 


.. 2 50.a4 25 


4 3o@5 40 


2 25 3(3 35 




26. 


.. 2 00*4 10 


4 20(0 5 12 


2 75(33 35 


August 


3. 


.. 1 75@4 10 


4 20ffi5 25 


2 75@3 25 




9. 


.. 1 75 a 4 15 


4 25(^5 25 


2 75(33 25 




]«. 


.. 2 00@4 25 


4 35@5 35 


2 75(0)3 25 




23. 


.. 2 25@4 40 


4 50(^5 40 


2 75fl3 25 




30. 


.. 2 25(0/4 40 


4 50 5 25 


2 75(33 40 


Septembei 


6. 


. 2 2504 40 


4 50(3 5 35 


2 90@3 40 




13. 


.. 2 00 0.4 40 


4 50(0)5 50 


2 50o3 40 




20.. 


.. 1 50'5!4 00 


4 20@5 15 


2 40(33 40 




27-. 


.. 2 00(^3 90 


4 10(0)5 10 


2 50r33 50 


October 


4.. 


.. 2 00@4 00 


4 10(5)5 35 


2 25(S,3 40 




11.. 


.. 2 00@4 00 


4 10@5 35 


2 25(3,3 40 




18.. 


.. 2 00@4 10 


4 15(g#5 10 


2 25(3,3 45 




25.. 


.. 2 00@4 35 


4 40(05 25 


2 50(^3 40 


November 


1.. 


.. 2 00®4 25 


4 30(g'5 25 


2 40(g3 40 




8.. 


.. 1 80@3 90 


4 OOrao 12 


2 40(3(3 10 




15.. 


.. 2 00@3 90 


4 00@5 00 


2 35@3 00 




22 . 


.. 2 15@4 15 


4 30(S),5 75 


2 20(3)3 10 




29.. 


.. 2 00 « 4 15 


4 30(0)5 35 


2 40(3>3 10 


December 


6.. 


.. 2 2.5@4 25 


4 30(0)5 00 


2 40(^3 10 




13.. 


.. 2 50#4 50 


4 60(g#5 50 


2 50(3*3 40 




20.. 


.. 2 15@4 .50 


4 55(^6 75 


2 45(5(3 35 




27.. 


.. 1 75(a).4 25 


4 30(aj5 05 
Hogs 


2 40@3 15 



3Iedium 

Yorkers. and heavv. 

January 4 $2 65 - 2 90 $2 25@3 io 

11 2 9.5(g3 10 2 25(03 25 

18 2 90(0)3 20 2 2.5®3 45 

25 8 20^3 (lO 2 75(3)3 75 

February 2 3 5n@3 85 2 50(3.4 05 

8 3 75(@.4 10 3 00(3)4 33 

15 3 90(3)4 13 2 7.5(34 35 

22 4 10(5)4 20 3 75(3)4 30 

March 1 3 90(3)4 35 3 75@4 40 

8 3 90@4 15 3 75(3)4 35 

l.'i. 3 75(^4 07 3 50(5)4 15 

22.. 3 90^4 50 3 50(@4 25 

29 3 90@4 50 3 25@4 60 

April 5 3 75(3)4 00 3 2.5(3)4 25 

12 3 80(3)4 00 3 65@4 35 

19 3 60(3)3 80 3 50@4 25 

26. 3 511(^3 70 2 75@4 00 

May 3 3 60@3 70 2 75(@3 80 

10 3 60@3 80 2 75(gi3 90 

17 3 70(33 80 3 5(i@3 85 

24 3 eO@H 75 3 25@3 77 

31 3 50(g3 70 3 25@3 75 



Yorkers. 

June 8 3 60fo/3 70 

15 3 2.5(g4 07 

21 3 90r3;4 10 

28 3 90@4 05 

July 5 3 90(g4 00 

12 4 10(3,4 15 

19 3 6.5(5:3 90 

26... 3 75(3(4 00 

August 3 3 70(^3 SO 

9 3 15(3)3 85 

16 3 50@,4 30 

23 3 50(@3 80 

30. 3 40@3 60 

September 6 3 50@,3 75 

13 3 40(^3 80 

20 3 50(®4 05 

27 3 50@t3 85 

October 4 3 5u@3 90 

11 3 70(3)4 20 

18 3 75(5)4 05 

25 3 60(5:3 95 

November 1 3 60(5)4 10 

8 3 40(fti3 70 

15 3 45(5(3 95 

22 4 OOra/4 30 

29 3 85(3*4 00 

December 6 4 25@4 60 

13 4 25@4 60 

20 4 1.5@,4 25 

27 4 50(35 00 

Sheep and 

Western 
sheep. 

Januarv 4 ..$3 25(5)4 50 

11 3 60@5 00 

18 3 25@4 40 

25 3 75(5/5 00 

Februarv 2. 4 00(g)5 25 

8 4 10@5 50 

15 4 25(^5 75 

22 4 25@5 30 

March 1.. 4 25@5 25 

8 4 25(5)5 75 

15 4 40@5 70 

23 4 25(5)5 60 

29 4 50@6 00 

April 5 4 90@6 25 

12 4 95(5)6 25 

19 4 75(5)6 12 

26.... 3 75@6 00 

Mav 3 3 75@6 00 

10.... 3 90@5 80 

17 4 00@5 25 

24 3 25@5 25 

31 3 25@5 25 

June 8 3 25@5 25 

15 3 25@5 75 

21 3 25@5 50 

28 2 40@5 00 

Julv 5 3 00(^5 00 

12 3 20(31,5 00 

19 3 50@i 75 

26 3 00@4 75 

August 3 3 00(g)4 75 

9 3 00@4 75 

16 3 00(g'5 00 

23 3 00@4 75 

30 3 00@4 70 

September 6 3 00r^4 70 

13 3 00/74 75 

20 2 90(S),4 50 

27 3 00@4 .50 

October 4 3 00(34 .35 

11 3 00@4 50 

18 3 00@4 50 

25 3 25(^4 25 

November K 3 2.5@4 25 

8 3 25@4 ,50 

15 3 15@4 25 

22 3 00(3)4 50 

29 3 25(§4 50 

December 6 3 25. '4 50 

13 3 75@4 50 

20 3 50 5 .50 

27 3 75(3(5 75 



Medium 
and heavv. 

3 25(01.3 85 
3 25i@4 15 
3 25@4 15 
3 20(3,4 05 
3 25®4 10 
3 25r^4 17 
3 25(^4 0(1 
3 25(51,4 00 
3 00@3 75 
3 00(§3 90 
3 25(®4 10 
3 00(§3 75 
3 00((^3 6;^ 
3 00(5/,3 70 
3 00(@3 90 
3 10@4 00 
3 20(3,4 00 
2 15@.3 80 

2 25@4 15 

3 00@4 07 

2 75(3,4 00 

3 00^(4 10 

2 50®3 90 

3 ]5®4 00 
3 25(6^4 35 
3 40(3)4 30 
3 55(3)4 90 
3 65@,4 90 
3 75(3,4 75 

3 75(5-5 00 
Lambs. 

Canada 

lambs. 

$4 25@5 37 

4 75@,5 00 
4 75(0)4 90 

4 75(g(5 00 

5 25(5(5 50 

5 00(35 75 

6 00(5:5 7t 
5 00(^5 75 
5 10@5 75 
5 00@,5 75 
5 00ra)5 75 
5 00(gJ5 51) 
5 00(3,5 50 

No sales 



1 



5 40(3)5 80 
5 40(3,5 80 

4 75(g5 40 

5 25@5 50 
5 00(®,5 35 
5 00@5 35 
5 00(3)5 35 
4 50@5 00 
4 50@.4 75 
4 50m 75 
4 50(^4 75 
4 25@4 60 
4 40@4 75 

4 85@5 20 

5 00(g)5 40 
5 '(35 20 
4 60@5 00 

4 50(3)4 70 

5 00@5 25 

4 25@5 20 

5 15@5 37 
5 75@6 00 

5 75r3)6 25 

6 25(0)6 50 



• BUSINESSCARDS. 25 

WILLIAM THURSTONE, 

COMPILER AND PUBLISHER OF 

COMMERCIAL REPORTS, STATISTICS, &C. 

B TJ IF iFj^ L o, nsr. ^sr. 

EXPERT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 

The Western Elevating Company 

OF BXJFFA_IL.O. 

WILLIAM H. ABELL, President. 

D. S. AUSTIN, Vice President. 

P, Gr. COOK, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer. 

Office, No. 12 Commercial Block, corner Main and Ohio Streets, Buffalo, N. Y. 

I^^This Company controls 32 Elevators and Transfers; and the quantity of 
Grain handled in 1879 was 74,405,626 bushels. 

FREE TRADE FLOATING ELEVATOR CO. 

No. 17 CENTRAL WHARF (up stairs), BUFFALO. 

'•FREE TRADE" ELEVATOR, "FREE CANAL" ELEVATOR. 

Capacity for Transfering Grain, 100,000 Ueis eacii for each 24 hours. 

CHA^RHiES J. MiA-NN, IVEanager. 

LOUIS PFOHL. JOHN KENNEDY. 

PFOHL & KENNEDY, 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

AND DEALERS IN 

"WET iFLOXJE, ^nsriD G-TIJl.X1S^. 

Office, No. 36 Main Street, BUFFALO. 



26 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



J. W. WHITNBT. 



C. H. GIBSON. 



^WHITNEY & GIBSON, 

Commission Merchants 

No. 14 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

M. L. CRITTENDEN, 

COMMISSM AND SHIPPING MERCHANT 

No. 28 CENTRAL W^HARF, 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 



WILLIAM PETRIE. 



G. R. GREEN. 



W. F. CHANDLER. 



yVM. PETRIE & CO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

11 CENTRAL M^HARF, 



SECOlsTID I^LOOI?,. 



S. S. BRO'WN, 

m iwMi ui Hissi MEmm 

No. 20 CENTRAL WHAR;F, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 27 



WILLIAM H. V08BURGH. HOWABD H. BAKEK. 

VOSBURGH & BAKER, 

SHIP CHANDLERS, GROCERS ™ SAILMAKERS 

WILLIAMS' BLOCK, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

NATHANIEL ROCHESTER, 

SHIPPINGMGOMMISSION MERCHANT 

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. 

No. 20 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



REFERENCES.— FIRST NATIONAL BANK, THIRD NATIONAL BANK, BANK OF BUFFALO. 

CHARLES A. SV/EET, 



MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN 



MICHIGAN AND CANADA RIVED HOOPS 

ROUND SHAVED HOOPS, 

Also, Flour, Fruit and Sugar Barrel Staves and Heading, 
and Cooperage generally. 

No. 14 Central "Wharf (TJp Stairs), BUFFALO, N. Y. 

THORNTON VAN VLIET, 

GRAIN, fORWiRDIlii; & COIilMISSION MfRCiiNT 

nsTo- 20 c E nsr T iR ^A. L "W" n .a. li f, 
B U F FA L O, N . Y- 



28 BUSINESS CARDS. 



V/. MEADO^VS, 

GKAIN COMMISSION 

* 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 

A. L. LOTHRIDGE. E. (;ALT-AGHEli. J. COLLINS. 

LOTHRIDGE, GALLAGHER & CO. 

COMMISSION and FORWARDING MERCHANTS 

Agents for the Baxter Steam Canal Boat Transportation Co. 

2d Floor, 10 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Grain, Lumber, Coal, Iron, Stone, Oil and other iieavy freights forwarded from Lake Ports to Troy, Albany , 
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and intermediate points, and through rates given if desired. 

-A-G-EIsTTS .A.3Sri3 COIsrSIC3-3SrEE)S : 
M. F. JAMES, 105 Broad Street, New York. JEFF COLLINS, West Troy and Albany. 

DAVID FALES & CO., 14 South Street, New York. THORN & POMEROY, Uttea, N. Y. 

P. W. PI8KE. A. M. UAZAKB. 

F. ^^r. fiske & co. 

Commission Merchants 

No. 29 CENTRAL WHARF, 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



B'U S I N E S S C A R D S. 29 



ALFRED P. WRIGHT. ALBERT J. WRIGHT. 

A. P. WRIGHT & SON, 

Commission Merchants 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 



BISSELL, FINN & CO. 

FORWARDING and COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

14 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



CANAL TRANSPORTATION A SPECIALTY. 

J. P. SCHOELLKOPF. GEO. B. MATHEWS. 

SCHOELLKOPF & MATHEWS, 

PROPRIETORS OF 

Niagara Falls and Frontier Mills 

Capacity, 10(50 Barrels Per Day. 

Miisrjsrjs soT^ ^v^he^t flour. 

Office, 20 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

CYRUS CLARKE. C. CLARKE VAN DE VENTER. 

CYRUS CLARKE & CO. 

Produce Commission Merchants 

14 MAIN STREET, 

B TJ IF F-(^ L O, 3Sr. "ST. 



30 BUSINESS CARDS. 



KINNE, WILBER & CO 

IS 







bxj:f:f-a.lo, h^t". "y. 



EST^A-BLISHEIS 1848. 

THOMAS CLARK, 

MANUFACTURER OP 

EXTRA FINE OLD WHISKIES 



ALCOHOL AND COLOGNE SPIRITS. 

Cor. Washington and Perry Sts., BUFFALO, N. Y. 

C. H. ARTHUR & CO. 

Grain Dealers 

Shipping and Commission Merchants. 

No. 31 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

R. R. HEFFORD, 

FORWARDER AND DEALER IN 

ANTHRACITE, /^"^ J^>^ A "T ^< BITUMINOUS, 

CANNEL, V^ V^ -r\- J— I )0 • BLOSSBURG. 

Office, No. 2 Main St. and No. 1 Central Wharf. Docks, opposite foot of Main St. 

B TJ IF B^ -A. L O , 1>T. "y _ 



Railroad Iron, Iron Ore, and other Heavy Freight Docked and Forwarded. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 31 

John B. Grippin, President. Chas. C. McDonald, Sec'y and Treas'r. 

I isr CO m» o It -A-T E 33 IS so. 



THE QUEEN CITY MILLING CO. 

Office, 6 Central Wharf and 12 Main St., (2d lloor), BUFFALO, N. Y. 

MANUFACTURE 
Q,ueen City Millingr Co.'s Best Patent; J. B. Griflfin & Co.'s Patent, Family and Bakers; 
Queen City Mills (Straight), Barrels and (200 lbs.) Export Sacks; Erie Mills Bakers,' 
Favorite Minnesota; also. Clear, Rye and Foundry Flour, Mill Feed, &c. 

JKWETT M. RICHMOND. M. M. RICHMOND. ALONZO RICHMOND. 

J. M. RICHMOND & CO. 

STORAGE, ELEVATING, 

COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS 

16 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

BRUNDIGE, BRUCE Sc CO. 

GOMMiSSION AND SHIPPING MERCHANTS 

5 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

WILLIS C. JACUS. JOSBPH E. HADCOCK. 

"W. C. JACUS & CO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

15 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, K Y. 



32 BUSINESS CARDS. 

C. F. STERNBERG, 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

No. 3 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Sternberg Elevators connecting with New York Central Railroad. 

NATIONAL MILLS 

Nos. 212 TO 220 ERIE STREET. 

MANUFACTURERS OP 

'♦THORNTON & CHESTER'S BEST," "PATENT," "GLOBE," "WHITE 
LILY," " FRANKLIN," AND GRAHAM FLOUR. 

CORN MEAL AND FEED OF ALL KINDS 

THORNTON & CHESTER. 

A. S. CARPENTER. WM. AVERY. JAS. L. BREED. 



CARPENTER, AVERY & CO. 

FORWARDING and COMllIISSION MERCHANTS 

No. 13 CENTRAL WHARF. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

No. 92 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. T. 



CEMENT, PLASTER, SALT, LIME, GRAIN, &c. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 33 

HERMAN J. HALL & CO. 

GRAIN DEALERS 

AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 

26 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

FRED. H. GATCHELL. J. P. HAOER, JR. 

GATCHELL & HAGER, 

FORWARDINGWGOMMISSION MERCHANTS 

No. 12 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

ESSER, OGDEN & CO. 

NORTH BUFFALO MILLS 

E. 0. & Co.'s "Best," "Banner," "Stella," "Buffalo." 

OFFICE, COIT BLOCK, No. 20 WEST SWAN ST. 

BTJIFIF'.A.XiO, 3Sr. "2^. 



AGENT FOR 



The Syracuse Fine Salt Company, 

The Onondaga Coarse Salt Association, 

The American Dairy Salt Company (Limited). 

No. 30 CENTRAL Vv^HARF, 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 



34 BUSINESSCARDS. 



E. J. NE^WMAN & CO. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

AKRON CEMENT 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

AKRON FALLS FLOUR. 

CITY AGENTS FOR 



Works at Akron, N. Y. 50 Hirer St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 

E. nsr. cooi^ & oo. 

DISTILLE RS 

Office and Free Warehouses, 32 and 34 Main Street. 

Distillery and Bonded Warehouses, 479, 481, 483, 485, 487, 489 and 491 Spring St. 

WITTEK & SEKGEANT, 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

No. 32 CENTRAL WHARF, Up Stairs. 
WM. E. WITTER. BUFFALO, N. IT. a. j. sergeant. 

HARVEY & HENRY, 

BUFFALO CITY FLOUR MILLS 

manufacturers OF 

HIGH GRAIDKS OF FLOUR. 

B U F FA L O, N. Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 35 

GEORGE SANDROOK, 

PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT 

28 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y, 

REFERENCE.— BANK OF COMMERCE, BUFFALO. 

CANADIAN BARLEY A SPECIALTY. 



SHAVER, BETTS & HOMER, 

FORWARDINGWGOMIVIISSION MERCHANTS 

No. 9 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

JACOB SHAVER, JR. IRA BKTTS. ADAM HOMER. 

FRANK WILLIAMS & CO. 

DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF 

C O -A_Xj. 

No. 4 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
GAS, STEAM AND DOMESTIC COALS AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 

The best facilities for receiving and forwarding COAL on consignment. 
Yard cor. Carroll and Alabama Sts., Docks on Blackwell Canal, opp. Watson Elevator. 

J. C. ANTHONY. E. L. ANTHONY. 

J. C. ANTHONY Sc SON, 

FORWARDING and PRODUCE COMMISSION 

No. 21 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

AGENTS FOR BUFFALO, NEW YORK & ITHACA LINE. 

Receivers and Shippers of Grain, Lumber, Shingles, Staves, and all kinds of 
Coarse Freight to all points along the Erie and Lateral Canals. 



36 BUSINESS CARDS. 



J. A. CAMPBELL. S. M. RATCLIFFE. 

J. A. CAMPBELL & CO. 

Grain and Commission Merchants 

No. 33 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

J. S. HEATH. WM. MORSE. A. NELSON. 

HEATH, MORSE & CO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

MERCHANTS. 
Office, 11 Central Wharf, BUFFALO. N. T. 



M E E O H cSfc O O. 

MILLERS AND DEALERS IN 

FLOUR, OATS, CORN 

MEAL AND MILL FEED. 
Nos. 32, 34 and 36 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

M. N. JONES. H. R. JONES. 

MILES JONES' SONS, 

WHOLESALE PROVISION DEALERS, 

PORK PACKERS AND HAM CURERS 

ALL KINDS LAKE FISH. 

Cor. FRIME and DA-YTON STREETS, BXJEE^LO, N. Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



37 



COMMISSION MERCHANT 

No. 25 CENTRAL WHARF (UP STAIRS). 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



lEST^^BXilSiaiEID I860. 



FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

16 CENTRAL ^WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

HENRY C. ROBE'S LINE. 

Grain, Flour, Lumber, Coal, Iron, Oil and other Heavy Freights transported from 

Lake Ports to Troy, Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and 

intermediate Points, and through Bill of Lading given. 



OFFICE, 18 CENTRAL WHARF, 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



-A-O-EISTTS ^3Sri5 C03SrSI(3-3SrEES : 

H. W. MARKS, 18 Central Wharf, E B. BROOKE & CO., 7 South Street, New York. 

Buffalo, M. Y. C. H. GAGE & CO., 105 Broad Street, New York 

COLLINS & POTTER, West Troy, N. Y. 



E. B. BROOKE. 



P. M. LAWRENCK. 



E. B. BROOKE <5c OO 



ORWARDING AGENTS AND CONSIGNEES 



FOR FREIGHT ON ERIE CANAL FROM THE WEST. 
OFFICE, 7 SOUTH STREET, ITeW 'STORK. 



38 BUSINESS CARDS. 



WM. E. HINGSTON, 

FOREIGN COMMISSION MERCHANT 

Central Wharfs BUFFALO, N. Y. 

SDficial Attention given to tie introiliiction of Aierican Products in tlie European Kartets. 



AGENT FOR JAMES & HAG-EMANN, HAVRE, FRANCE. 
FOR "WA R D E R A 3Sr D 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

No. 24 CENTRAL WHAUr, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Grain and Coarse Freights contracted to and from all points East and West. 

SOH^EFER & BRO. 

I M PO RT E RS IN 

CANADA BARLEY 

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 

NEW YORK STATE AND ^A^ESTERN BARLEY. 

A.ISrX) nyCA-XiTSTEiaS, 

No. 4:2 and 44 LLOYD STREET, . BUFFALO, N. T. 

J. L. RING. HENRY BRINKMANN. 

BUFFALO FARINA MILLS 

No. 30 WILKESON STREET, Cor. FOURTH. 

CHOICE FAMILY AND HAXALL FLOUR. 

Farina, Pearl Barley, Split Peas, Corn Meal and Oatmeal, &c. 

DEALERS IN CORN and OATS and ALL KINDS OF FEED. 

Market Mills, 20 WEST MARKET ST. Ring & Brinkmann, Prop's. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 39 

TRA DE MA RK. 

'^^pS. CORNELL LEAD CO. 

V>>*"^^^^^^ >5^. MANUFACTURERS OF 

^ ^^^r^nr^CL^Y ^ 1 LEAD PIPE, SHEET and BAR LEAD. 

OFFICE AND WORKS : 

Cor. Dela-ware and Virginia Streets. 

Forfeited If Adulterated. 



A. P. THOMPSON, Pres. HENRY SPAYTH, Treas. 

S. DOUGLAS CORNELL, Vice-Pres. SHELDON THOMPSON, Sec 'y 



TERRACE SQUARE, BUFFALO. 

IRON, NAILS, SPIKES 

BOLTS, NUTS and WASHERS. 

HARDWARE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 

For BUILDERS, MANUFACTURERS and MEOHANIOS. 

RAILROAD SUPPLIES 

Metals and Tools of All Kinds. Dock, Vessel and Pier Iron Work, 
Chains, Rope, Belting, Etc. 

CUTLERY, SILVER PLATED WARE 

And General Household and Boat Supplies. 
" THE A-ZMZEZRIOA-lsr BIjOCIC." 



ADAM, MELDRUM & ANDERSON, 

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS AND RETAILERS OF 

DRY GOODS, CARPETS I UPHOLSTERY GOODS 

396, 398, 400 and 402 Main Street, through to and including 209, 211, 
213 and 215 Pearl Street, 

B TJ IP IF .A. L O , Dsr. "y. 



40 BUSINESSCARDS. 

GEO. W. TIFFT, SONS & CO. 

ENGINES, BOILERS AND MACHINERY 

ARCHITECTURAL CASTINGS, 

PROPELLER WHEELS AND MACHINERY GENERALLY 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 

BUFFALO INSURANCE CO. 

CAPITAL, ©200.000, 

Invested in Government Reg-istered Bonds. 

FIRE, LAKE AND CANAL RISKS 

WRITTEN AT CURRENT RATES. 

Pascal P. Pratt, President. James D. Sawyer, Vice-Pres. Edward B. Smith, Secretary. 

NATHANIEL HALL, 

FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE 

No. 3 MAIN STREET, CORNER OHIO, 

REPRESENTS THE LARGEST LINE OF LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES 
OF ANY AGENCY IN BUFFALO. 

HOWARD IRON WORKS, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

MANUFACTUKERS OF 

MACHINERY FOR GRAIN ELEVATORS 

THEY HAVE FURNISHED THE MACHINERY FOR 

HUNGER W^HEELER & CO. AIR LINE ELEVATOR CHICAGO, ILLS. 

VINCENT, NELSON & CO. ELEVATOR 

ARMOUR, DOLE & CO. C ELEVATOR 

ARMOUR. DOLE & CO. D ELEVATOR 

MUNGER, WHEELER & CO. IOWA ELEVATOR 

MUNGER, WHEELER & CO. ST. PAUL ELEVATOR 

N. Y., LAKE ERIE & WESTERN R'Y CO. ELEVATOR BUFFALO, N. Y. 

COMMERCIAL ELEVATOR 

WHEELER ELEVATOR 

SILO ELEVATOR, HAMBURG, GERMANY, and others. 



n 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



41 



THE TTITIOIT DRV DOCH CO. 

SHIP YARD I^JB DRY DOCKS 

On Buffalo Creek, foot of Chicago St., 0pp. Niagara Elevator, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Ship Buildinp, Repaiiini?, and every description of Carpenter, Caulking, Joiner, Blaclssmitli and Spar 
Worls done to order. TVV?0 LARGE DRY DOCKS. 

We are prepared to do all kinds of repairing on the shortest possible notice, and in the most thorough 
manner. Our Dry Docks have a Large Derrick, for hoisting Wheels, Rudders, or heavy work from the 
Creek into the Docks, which saves the expense of landing. 

On hand and for sale all kinds of Ship Timber, Plank, Knees. Ash and Pine Spars, &c. 

^&* Particular attention paid to Spar work, by an experienced Spar Maker. 

]M. M:. DRA.K:E, Superintendent. 

H. J. SHUTTLEWOETH, 

BAXTHSB. axxd BROZEH. in 

STOCKS, GRAIN AfjD PETROLEUM 

No. 10 EAST SENECA ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Strictly Commission. Special facilities for carpying- on margin. 

HALL & SONS, 



MANUFACTURERS OF 




AND DEALERS IN 

FIRE CLAY, FIRE SAND, FIRE MORTAR, &c., 

AND 

From the Celebrated Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company. 




SOLE .i5k.G-B2SrTS 

For the State of New York for 

MooRE's Champion Boiler Feeder 

T H; E ON L. Y S XJ K :^ 

PREVENTATIVE OF SCALE ON STEAM BOILERS 



Office, 15 Clinton St., BUFFALO, N. Y. without the use of compounds. 



42 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



Charles T. Coit, President. 



R. PonTEU Leb, Cashier. 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK 

BUFFALO, Aug. 11, 1880. 

Accounts of merchants, manufacturers and business men generally, respectfully- 
solicited. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE at most favorable rates, accord- 
ing to the extent of the business furnished. 

Approved Commercial Paper discounted at the uniform rate of 

To depositors keeping otherwise satisfactory accounts witli this bank. 

Especial attention given to the business of Dealers in and Consignees of Grain, 
Western Produce and Live Stock of all kinds. 

We beg leave also to announce having opened a direct account with the well-lcnown Bankers, 

Messrs. BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO., of London, England. 

WE ARE PREPARED TO DRAW 

STERLING BILLS, iVilLliBLE IN ANY PAIIT OF THE WORLD 

AT LOWEST CURRENT PRICES, AVOIDING ALL AGENTS' COMMISSIONS. 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AT NEW YORK IWARKET RATES. 



CHARLES T. COIT, 

J^renident, 



R. PORTER LEE, 

Ciisliifr, 



:BST-A.BIjISiiEX) 1854. 




SCHOOL ^ CHURCH FURNITURE 

SETTEES A SPECIAl_TY. 

SCHOOL FURNIIURE OF ALL VARIETIES OF STYLE AND FINISH. 

Teachers' Desks, Chair.s. Settees, Blackboards, Etc. 

Churcli Furniture, Settee.s for Churches, Sabbath Schools, Halls, etc., twenty 
varieties. Pews complete, or ends separately. 

ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR "WORK, DELIVERED AT ANY POINT. 

Satisfaction guaranteed and all Work warranted. 

M. W. CHASE, 2 IS and 214 Seventh St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 





SBISriD :F0E. CA-TJ^XiOOXJEl -A^nSTD TE-ICE LIST. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



43 



A. CUTLER & SON, 



MANUFACTURERS OP 



Fine furniture 

:e>.£s^'j? e isr t 

FOLDING TABLES 



.A.3Sr ID 




No. 5, Closed. Pat. June 39, '75; Dec. 12, '76. 




No. 2, Open. The Best Desk in the World. 



44 BUSINESSCARDS. 



BARNES, BANCROFT & CO. 

RETAILERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF 

DRY GOODS AND OARPETS 



The Great Cash Retail House of Western New York. 



Nos 260, 262, 264, 266 and 268 MAIN STREET, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

THE COUHIEU C0MFA1T7, 

Proprietors and Publishers of the 

Daily Ootjrier 

Six issues per week, $10,00 per aunuiii. 

Seven issues per week, $12.00 per annum. 

Sunday issue $2.50 per annum. 



THE WEEKLY COURIER, 

Published every Wednesday, $t.OO per annum. 



THE EVENING REPUBLIC 

$5.00 per annum, or single copies two cents. 



SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. 



TERMS OF ADVERTISING MADE KNOWN AT THE COUNTING ROOM. 



The Commercial and Marine news and the reports of the Live Stock Trade of Buffalo are reported 
fully in all editions of the Courier and in the Evening Republic. 

I^^The statistics in the preceding pages were compiled for and published in the Buffalo Daily 
and Weekly Courier. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 45 



GEO. I. THURSTONE & CO. 

416 MAIN STREET {American Block), BUFFALO, N. Y. 

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN RELIABLE 

DRUGS, MEDICINES AND TOILET ARTICLES 

OUR PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT receives special attention. It is 
suppUed with the best quality of remedies that can be obtained, and so 
regulated as to preclude the possibility of a mistake. 

"PURE WINES AND LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE." 
We tvo%ild call particular attention to our PERFUMERY and FANCY 
GOODS, our stock being the, largest and most complete in this city, consist- 
ing of FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS 
COLOGNES, SOAPS, SACHET POWDERS and TOILET ARTICLES. 
HAIR, TOOTH, NAIL and other BRUSHES in great variety. 

j.^^^r^Z^t.?^'^'^^^^^' ^^^^ HOXES, MIRRORS, CUT GLASS COLOGNE 
BOTTLES, PUNGENTS, ATOMIZERS, &c., &c. 



TELE:E>I3:03SrEI. 



J. L. CHICHESTER, 

BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER 

2Qd and 265 Washington Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
RULING, PRINTING and BINDING. 



MARTIN TAYLOR. ~~ ' ~~ 

CHARLES HERGKR. 

MARTIN TAYLOR & CO. 

PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS 

22 and 24 WEST EAGLE STREET, 

Cor. W. Eagle, Pearl and Niagara Streets. • B U F FA I_0 N Y. 



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OIL CITY OIL EXCHANGE 

BUFFALO OFFICE: 

22 T7I!ST SENECA STUEET. 

L H. BEST, BROKER IN PETROLEUM 

(W. D. AB.CHBOLD, Oil City Correspondent.) 



Oil bought, sold and carried on margins. Market quotations received by 
telegraph and bulletined. Office supplied with BEI^L TELEPHONE. 

STOCK AND GRAIN BROKER 

No. 6 Brown's Building, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Buys and Sells Stock, Grain and Provisions on the 
ONE CENT MARGIN PLAN. 

Customers can withdraw Margins and Profits same day deals are clo.sed. 
No waiting for returns from Chicago or New York. 

I CAN SELL YOU 

IME S D I C I N S S 

That are reliable in every way and form, 
at my Store, 

311 IMi^ITsT STREET, BUFFA^LO. 






All are purchased of the Leading Dealers 
and Manufacturers, direct. 



C. M. LYMAN, . . . DRUGGIST. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



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CHARLES H. KALBPLBISCH. ALBERT M. KALBFLEISCH. FRANKLIN H. KALBFLEISCH. 

E ST-A.BI-.IS H E ID 1 8 2 Q, 



MARTIN KALBFLEISCH'S SONS, 

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS 

55 Fulton St., New York. 90 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 

WORKS AT BROOKLYN, N. Y., BUFFALO, N. Y., BAYONNE, N. J. 

JAY PETTIBONE & CO. 

KEFINEBS, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 

BOURBON, MONONGAHELA, RYE AND RECTIFIED WHISKEYS. 

Nos. 46 f 48 and 50 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N, T. 

SHIE-HELL <fe CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



SHIRRELL'8 KULLIYUN WASHING CRYSTAL 

THE GREAT LABOR SAVER. 

23 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO, N. Y. 




OFFICE AND SALESROOMS, Nos. 41 and 43 EXCHANGE ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



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LONDON, 1862 






EDALS 

VIENNA, 1873. 




Gtolil Medal United States; Decoration Grand Gold Cross of Honor, Vienna, 1873; Gold Medal of Progress. 
1873: Santiago, 1875; Philadelphia, 1876; Paris. 1878; Santiago, 1879; Maryland Institute, 1878; Inter- 
national Industrial Exhibition, Chicago, 1878; American Institute, 1878, awarded 

IF. S. IF E .ik. S E, 

FOR MAKING THE BEST 

LUBRICATING AND ILLUMINATING OILS 



iisr TuiB ^woI^XJ^D. 



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PEASE'S PREMIUM OIL" 



U. S. Government Photometric Tests show that Pease's Premium Oil gives a light equal to 32 sperm 
candles, making this the most powerful and brilliant hydro-carbon illuminator in the world. 

HIGH FIRE TEST ! COLORLESS ! and ODORLESS ! 

For burning in ORDIXABY KEROSENE LAMPS. Endorsed by the highest authority 
in the United States and Europe. 

GERMAN STUDENT LAMP 

Consumers can procure the most powerful and brilliant light in existence by its use. 



ORDER DIRECT FROM 

F. S. PEASE, Manufacturer of OIL 

65 and 67 Main Street, 82, 84 and 86 Washington Street, 
BUFFALO, JSTj Y. 

PKOPBIETOR AND ONLY MANUFACTURER OF THE CELEBRATED BRAND 



TO OUT-OF-TOWX CONSUMERS-Send your orders direct to us. 



FARRAR & TREFTS 




MANUFACTURERS, 

4.7 to 61 CLTia 56 to 66 FERRY STREET, 



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STA.TE]VIE>rT .JXJLY 1st, 1880. 

CASH CAPITAL, 

RESERVE FOR RE-IXSURAXCE, 
RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES. . 
RESERVE FOR OTHER LIABILITIES, . 

NET SURPLUS OVER ALL LIABILITIES, . 

ASSETS. 



$200,000.00 

130,429.11 

11,186.39 

4,675.78 

433,866.17 



$800,157.45 



U. S. Bonds $282,305.00 

Lake Shore & M. So. R. R. Bonds, 25,000.00 
Bonds and Mortgages, . . . .38,970.00 

Real Estate 275,000.00 

^Etua Insurance Co. Stock, . . 0,000.00 



Call Loans, . . . . . S 31,000.00 

Due from Agents, , . . . 34.?!16.42 
Accrued Rents and Interest, . 1,106.08 

Cash on hand and in various Bank s. 102,959.95 
8800,157.45 



This Company is acting under what is known as the "Surplus Law," Chap. 189, Laws of the 
State of New York, 1&74. 

" Special Reserve Fund," deposited with the Insurance Department of 
the State of New York, par value, §200,000, Market value, $206,850.00 

"Guaranty Surplus Fund," as provided for by said Law, .... 206,850.00 



PHILIP BECKER, President. 



Oliver J. EcCERT, secretary. 



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